I had attempted to photograph this evening comet two days earlier from my balcony in suburban Sydney. I had spotted the comet using a camera and then looking on the back screen as it was far too dim to see with the naked eye and even with binoculars. But that evening had some faint cloud. The next night was overcast, but the evening of the 5 May was clear. So back out onto the balcony with the tripod and camera.
The comet was not too hard to spot, as I had loaded its orbital elements into Stellarium planetarium software. So I knew roughly which part of the sky to look. I first took photos using a 50 mm f 1.4 lens and then examined the back screen of the camera – zoomed in, and soon spotted the distinctive green splodge of the comet. I then repositioned the camera slightly and changed to a 135 mm f 108 lens. Continue reading
