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Dec 23, 2011 16:17 |  #1

Three early mornings and at last it wasn't cloudy.

Comet Lovejoy (C/2011 W3) from Arataki Visitor Centre, Waitakere Ranges, Auckland, New Zealand.
Taken 0416 NZDT 24 Dec 2011.
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Dec 23, 2011 16:28 |  #2

Very nice steve. Very visible for being right over the Auckland city LP.


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Dec 23, 2011 16:29 |  #3

Wow!




  
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Dec 23, 2011 16:47 |  #4

stunning photo,you southerners get all the fun ;) !!!


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Dec 23, 2011 17:03 |  #5

Ha ha! Clever man! Love it.

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Dec 23, 2011 17:28 |  #6

Talk about framing a photograph :-)

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Dec 24, 2011 02:20 |  #7

Very creative. Love it!




  
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Dec 24, 2011 04:16 |  #8

That is an APOD in waiting, my friend. You must submit it!


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Dec 24, 2011 08:55 |  #9

Lucky shot , i agree all you downunder are having all the fun .




  
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Dec 24, 2011 18:44 |  #10

Here's one from Christmas morning, looking across the Manukau Harbour. There was only a window of about an hour between when the cloud broke and the comet was lost in the lightening sky. 30D 18-55 IS - not sure of the focal length - didn't check the EXIF - 30s - wide open, so I guess about f/4.5. Around 0420 NZDT.


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Dec 24, 2011 21:46 |  #11

Nice shooting Steve (and xarqi). Love the framing, Steve! :D

Steve, I know you already saw and commented on my shots of Lovejoy from yesterday (Christmas Eve), but I managed to drag myself out of bed again this morning, after less than two hours sleep, and photograph the comet again. From the spot which I couldn't use yesterday because of clouds. Check it out, I like them better than my images from yesterday:

https://photography-on-the.net …p?p=13594606&po​stcount=13

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Dec 27, 2011 02:08 |  #12

I agree Rudi. There must be one of those hanging on your wall soon. The weather here has packed up for the rest of the week and I have to say that I don't mind too much. I'm tired of getting up early to see more clouds. I'm told that it's starting to fade rapidly now.

Ron, it's making up for the supernovas you guys have had. :)


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Dec 27, 2011 09:33 |  #13

SteveInNZ wrote in post #13603582 (external link)
I agree Rudi. There must be one of those hanging on your wall soon. The weather here has packed up for the rest of the week and I have to say that I don't mind too much. I'm tired of getting up early to see more clouds. I'm told that it's starting to fade rapidly now.

Ron, it's making up for the supernovas you guys have had. :)

I never look for SN :( , unless your watching when they happen then i find them nothing but a brighter star :( .




  
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