Another serie of dumb photographer advice:
I was trying yesterday to shoot neowise comet and since I am writing here it all went wrong... here are my advices
1- it's pointless to try to shoot comets when it's overcast you can't see a single star and the moon itself isn't visible you just figure our its position behind the clouds
2- make sure you know the exact location or at least you are with someone who knows the position of the celestial body, neowise is to the west not to the east, even if the west side of the sky is covered with clouds and the eastern side clear , neowise will always be to the west side, comets don't play Peekaboo
3- know the exact time the comet is visible in your own area, looking for a comet at 8PM when it is due to appear at 11PM is absolutely pointless
so my first astro photography trial was a miserable failure, after staying awake late, I had difficulty waking up in the morning today and go to work... and all I got was a photo of a beirut landmark I shot for the hundredth time ... better than getting back home with no pictures.....
I was trying yesterday to shoot neowise comet and since I am writing here it all went wrong... here are my advices
1- it's pointless to try to shoot comets when it's overcast you can't see a single star and the moon itself isn't visible you just figure our its position behind the clouds
2- make sure you know the exact location or at least you are with someone who knows the position of the celestial body, neowise is to the west not to the east, even if the west side of the sky is covered with clouds and the eastern side clear , neowise will always be to the west side, comets don't play Peekaboo
3- know the exact time the comet is visible in your own area, looking for a comet at 8PM when it is due to appear at 11PM is absolutely pointless
so my first astro photography trial was a miserable failure, after staying awake late, I had difficulty waking up in the morning today and go to work... and all I got was a photo of a beirut landmark I shot for the hundredth time ... better than getting back home with no pictures.....