[AZ-Observing] Re: PanSTARRS

  • From: Sam Rua <sam@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2013 22:02:19 -0700

Sorry. I should have included that as well.

That shot was taken with the following equipment / settings:

Canon 7D with 500mm f/4 lens, (800mm effective focal length with 1.6 crop 
factor on the image sensor)
ISO 800
f/5.6
2 sec exposure




On Mar 10, 2013, at 9:51 PM, "JimW (Lists)" <jwarthmanlists@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Sam,
> Your exposure details are helpful. When you were shooting at 2 seconds, ISO 
> 800, what was your aperture?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Jim
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> On Mar 10, 2013, at 8:10 PM, Sam Rua <sam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> Of note also was how fast this is zipping through the solar system. I tried 
>> several shots at 6 seconds exposure time and all had the head blurred. 2 
>> seconds seemed to give the best balance between sharpness and brightness 
>> using a Canon 7D at ISO 800.
>> 
>> On Mar 10, 2013, at 8:02 PM, Sam Rua <sam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>>> Spotted Comet PanSTARRS (C/2011 L4) from Tucson this evening. First picked 
>>> it up in binos at 19:05 MST. Then was able to spot it naked eye. By the 
>>> time I got my camera gear out is was setting fast. managed to snap a few 
>>> shots, with the better of the lot posted here (taken at 19:22 MST):
>>> 
>>> http://www.pbase.com/image/149145030
>>> 
>>> - Sam
>>> 
>>> On Mar 10, 2013, at 7:32 PM, Sam&Anne <sam&anne@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> 
>> 
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