Early tomorrow morning, I am going to attempt taking some photos of Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) with my Canon Revel T5i. I have never taken time exposures with a digital SLR, so this will be a new experience for me.
I am in the perfect area for astro-photography as the Milky Way is very spectacular on clear nights.
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| Above, Comet Hale-Bopp in 1997. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
I did take some time exposures of Comet Hale-Bopp back in 1997. I was using my Olympus OM-1 35mm SLR film camera. A neighbor and I went to Acton, California to do the photography, where it was nice and dark between the San Fernando Valley and Palmdale. I was pleased with the results I got.
Right now, I am charging the camera's battery. I just hope I can accomplish this even though it will be bone-chilling cold.
UPDATE (2/2/23):
I decided to skip going out to shoot the comet (with the camera). It is 14° outside and I found that extremely cold temperatures wreak havoc with digital cameras. Plus, there are some clouds.
