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Photographing Comets ISON and Lovejoy

I was fortunate to have a clear morning on Nov 20th to setup the telescope a few blocks away from my apartment at Observatory Park in Denver, CO. Despite the light dome from the city and the still nearly full moon, I managed to capture some decent images of both C/2012 S1 …

Comet ISON Tracking Through Gemini

From now through October, comet ISON tracks through the constellations Gemini, Cancer and Leo as it falls toward the sun.

Photographing Comet Pan-STARRS

3/17 Update – I managed to see comet PanSTARRS last night from Sunset Hill Park in Ballard along with about half a dozen other intrepid stargazers, and capture a few decent photos as well.