COMET NEOWISE: How to capture and process a snapshot with your DSLR

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This is a very quick video I put together that shows how to capture and process Comet NEOWISE (Official name: C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)). The reason I made this video so quickly is the comet is a time-sensitive event. The sooner you can go out and see/photograph it, the better! Comets are fickle and often break apart, so if you have a clear morning (or evening next week), make this one a priority!!
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Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro + Gear
02:54 Capture
04:47 Processing (Photoshop)

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@baldguyadventure 4 года назад

Nico, thanks for taking time to show us your trip. Love the sounds of the water and birds.

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

Me too, it's been fun to break out of my normal astrophotography habits for the comet.

@alvarocarrillovalverde4339 4 года назад

Thank you creating this quality content. I took many pictures from my hometown in Spain and the ISS passed by in some of them.

@DaCraziness 4 года назад

Just recently came across your channel. Watched your astrophotography tutorial a couple days ago and thought about trying to capture Neowise. Then you read my mind and posted this! Super helpful and so thoroughly explained, thank you :)

@atbsigma 4 года назад

An excellent video! I did try imaging with a lens that wasn’t as fast, and that enabled me to run a longer exposure with a narrower f/stop. I used the exact same star adventurer tracker you had and got pretty good results. You’re right, this comet was bright enough to image with or without a tracking mount.

@darkwoodastro9056 4 года назад

Interesting video and real nice image! I was able to get a photo of neowise this morning, and will try again in the morning.

@hectordml 4 года назад

Great video. Thanks! And great picture! It's been really cloudy around here so I'm hoping to catch it on its way out

@hunterallen1417 4 года назад

Well done, Nico! Excellent shot! Hope I get the chance to give this a shot.

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

Good luck and clear skies Hunter!

@Jason-qt8bm 4 года назад

Nico! Great to see a video on Neowise, I have been enjoying your video series! Just about to take the plunge into astrophotography :) I will be heading out tomorrow morning for some dark skies hoping to get a picture of Neowise. keep up the great work! Thanks for the inspiration!!

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

Hope you get to see it Jason! It's a really cool sight!

@Jason-qt8bm 4 года назад

@@NebulaPhotos I caught it last night with just a DSLR!! It was exciting :-D

@elamuruganmahadevan1112 4 года назад

Great. waiting for the next video . Best wishes

@braydenr451 4 года назад

Great video. Thanks for the insights. Love the 10 degree trick as well! I'm getting out tonight with my 200mm to have a go.

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

Thanks Brayden! Hope you have clear skies and a successful comet hunt!

@DalsPhotography 4 года назад

Excellent!!!! I loved also that you added the process in Photoshop :) Thanks a lot Nico , best regards from Uruguay

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

Clear skies Daniela!

@ericschilling1508 4 года назад

I'm going camping for a week in the cherry springs dark area for the next week. I leave in 2 days so this is just in time!

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

Nice Mick! Wishing you clear skies and a healthy comet!!

@Keenan716 4 года назад

I wanna go to cherry springs so bad!!!

@Jazzzyjay 4 года назад

@@Keenan716 it's open.. make the plan and do it.

@rubikclockweights 4 года назад

Got some great shots from South UK ...beautiful comet !!

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

Congrats!

@naztronaut 4 года назад

Excellent video! I went out this morning to catch a few shots (from Arlington, MA). It gets light tooooo early!

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

Yeah, I wish we had more time with it. 1/2 hour each day is too short!

@danwray5626 4 года назад

Nico, I just got good shots and a timelapse this morning here in the Piedmont of N. Carolina out by a corn field. goping to try again tomorrow to improve the timelape now that I know exactly were it rises.

@arttafil6792 4 года назад

Dan WRAY , when I lived in Charlotte about 40 years ago I got some great shots of Halleys Comet out on Kings Mountain. Try there.

@astroadventures3559 4 года назад

Clouds clouds clouds!!!! Every morning for the last three days I've gotten out of bed to hopefully catch it, but nothing but clouds out. I told my wife last night I want to go to the beach to capture it. I'm in Florida on the west coast and shooting over the water would be perfect.

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

Sorry to hear that Joe! Keep trying, it's worth it!

@astroadventures3559 4 года назад

@@NebulaPhotos sky portal and sky safari have it in different parts of the skys. Witch one if correct bud?

@glaurung666 4 года назад

Yesterday I did almost the same thing: went into fields and simply made a single shot of the comet, then just witchered around brightness, contrast and saturation in Darktable, but I think I could do better, so today's night is going to be sleepless again.

@pandesalplays9293 Год назад

Thanks for the tip

@HelenasAstrophotography 4 года назад

Excellent Nico! Last night clouded over for me but tonight is looking more promising. I'll be searching! Clear skies :)

@NunoLeitaoTheEpiq 4 года назад

I'm putting the alarm at 3 am for the last week... always back to bed due to clouds Tonight looks good.

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

Wishing you clear skies Helena!

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

Wishing you clear skies Nuno!

@AstroQuest1 4 года назад

Excellent shot Nico. Thanks for your quick Photoshop processing tricks. Although I do preliminary processing in PixInsight, I find PS much easier to do the most of the detailed editing. I have been trying to find a way to do the gradient stuff that you just demonstrated for a long time. - Thanks Kurt

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

Glad it was helpful Kurt! Clear skies, Nico

@donr6234 4 года назад

Pretty nice Nico! Pretty cool you can travel with the gear you need, I don't move, lol. 👍 Maybe I'll go cut some trees 😋

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

😂

@guitargod1882able 4 года назад

You can take one Sharp background frame let it through using a layer mask but still use all your stacked images.

@marko598 4 года назад

Very nice, Nico. I like your technique for making your lower-left corner a little brighter - what happens if you just brighten the shadows?

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

Thanks Mark. I tried it. Using Select by Color Range-> Shadows to make the mask resulted in a more HDR look. But if I then turned the opacity of that layer down to 35% it looked pretty comparable to the method I used and slightly faster. Thanks for the tip! (With the way I did it. I drew a number of gradients before finding one I liked. The final opacity on the layer was 85%)

@bushcraftandastronomer.3775 3 года назад

Fantastic shot of Neowise and I'm glad you got the shot of it. I didn't get the chance to see it or photograph the comet due to clouds and haze here in Scotland. Missing the comet makes me even more happy that I saw Comet Hale Bopp back in 1997. Comet Hale Bopp was bright and I saw it more than a few times. A neighbour came to door and asked me what is that in the sky? I told him it's Comet Hale Bopp and it was bright. Hopefully another bright comet comes soon again. Did you get another shot of Neowise? Where is Neowise now? Thanks for sharing and stay safe!

@specialized415 4 года назад

Lovely image Nico.. will the comet get any higher in the sky as the weeks go by or is 10° the highest we can expect? Thanks, and clear skies bud 🪐✌🏻

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

It gets higher, but the problem is the sun! The best time to shoot it right now is when it is really low right after it clears the horizon. Next week and the week after (assuming it stays intact) it will get higher than 10 degrees in the evenings.

@specialized415 4 года назад

Nebula Photos thanks Nico.. unfortunately, I’ve no chance of seeing the horizon where I am, and surrounded by trees too 😞 Clear skies bud ✌🏻

@samsen3965 3 года назад

Can't wait for the next comet to arrive (Though hopefully, not very closely!). btw what's up with Terry Lovejoy nowadays or actually Nights!???!!!! Or he has lost his vision or married or something?!

@objinformation 4 года назад

Hey there Nico! Great vid on this! Do you have a review on the Sky-water star adventurer? I was looking at the Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer Mini Pro Pack but not sure why I should do this or an Ioptron any good tips to look out for or keep in mind? I am shooting on a Sony A7RIII with 24mm 1.4 or my 24-70 mostly. Thanks boss!

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

I haven't yet, but hope to eventually. Either tracker would be fine. I have products from both companies and they have all worked as expected

@objinformation 4 года назад

@@NebulaPhotos Thanks for the quick reply boss! Any comments on aligning either? One more easier than the other?

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

@@objinformation If you are concerned about polar alignment, I'd probably get the full size star adventurer which has a very nice polar scope built in to its body. I've never been a fan of polar scopes you attach on the side

@seewhaticando3885 4 года назад

Yeah I never get to see the comet but between 5:30 and 5:45 am (northern Indiana time) in the east is some crazy bright cluster of orbs.. bizarre

@samsungh3137 2 года назад

no matter how many of these videos i watch i just cant figure out all these editing steps and methods!!!

@Teeb2023 4 года назад

I managed to get a "fair" result with a 600mm on full frame, but was limited to about 1 second exposure, and had to go up to ISO3200. The lens isn't the fastest (f/6.3 @ 600). Ideally, I'd have been tracking, but don't have a tracking mount right now... sold it last year. :(

@nikhilgaikwad2631 Год назад

I heard Summerville, I am from Columbia SC, would love to go for astrophotography with you. Hopefully for this C 2022 ZTF

@brownphoto 4 года назад

Can I ask where in Marblehead you were? Did you arrange previous permission? Thanks! Love your videos.

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

Thanks Joseph, I was in Crocker Park, and did not get permission. I just went, and didn't see anyone during the hour I was there. Clear skies, Nico

@brownphoto 4 года назад

Thank you! I’m going to try tonight for it! Thanks for the great videos!

@mcruffian 4 года назад

Do you think it would be possible under a "bright" pre-dawn sky, to get the details of the ion tail?

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

Based on my experiences shooting it twice now, no. If I really stretched my few shots that I took when it was still dark-ish, I could make out the ion tail in the noise, but I didn't get enough data to bring it out well in a stack. Stacking a bunch of shots from the "bright" part of the morning, I see absolutely no sign of the ion tail, it gets completely lost in a blue sky.

@Jazzzyjay 4 года назад

Comet NEOWISE goes to nights starting tonight

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

Yes, morning and night for awhile. When will we sleep? 😀

@Jazzzyjay 4 года назад

@@NebulaPhotos in our case during the day.. lol

@michelleyezak6287 4 года назад

Heading out tonight in central Texas. Should be visible here just after sunset in Northwest Sky! Tried this am at 4:30 to 6 am and no luck in the northeast sky:(

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

Try earlier (in the morning). I felt it was higher in the sky, earlier in the night than my app predicted. Yep, should be available for evening viewing soon - exciting!

@dragonshivu 4 года назад

A timely video. Haven't tried capturing the comet with a Star Tracker

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

In the end, I didn't really need it here because my exposures were very short due to the sky brightness. But if I had arrived 45 minutes earlier and caught the comet lower (and with much darker sky), I would have tried for longer exposures (up to 10 seconds). In that case, I think the star tracker would be a big help to get good data.

@dragonshivu 4 года назад

@@NebulaPhotos So the tracker is there to get more detail out of the comet and keep the stars from trailing? Also do you know what tracking speed works best for a comet?

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

@@dragonshivu Yep, you got it. Sidereal (star)

@dragonshivu 4 года назад

@@NebulaPhotos Thank you! Fingers crossed I get a decent shot. Thanks for the tips!

@mirko1998 4 года назад

How far away do you hold your hand when doing the 10° trick?

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

Arm's length. It's not super accurate, but should get you in the ballpark.

@TheChirag08 4 года назад

thank you as always. i am planning it as well, do you think light pollution matters for this comet considering its brightness?

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

Yes and no. The Comet is definitely bright enough to capture with light pollution, but if you want more detail/color, etc. It would definitely be better to capture it from darker skies

@TheChirag08 4 года назад

@@NebulaPhotos makes sense. Because of covid travelling isn't really easy right now so i will probably settle for what i can find. I tried spotting it today but was clueless. After watching your video i realized the 10 degree above the horizon thing and was able to figure out that i will have to wait about 3-4 days before i can spot it because i dont exactly have the horizon line that clear here. By 20th july it should be 30-40 degree and that too in the evening so hopefully it will be easy to spot.

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

Yes, I'm hoping it stays bright for high in the sky, evening viewing as well. That would be amazing if it happens!

@TheChirag08 4 года назад

@@NebulaPhotos well so far as per stellarium it should be visible before it goes really high up. Also in india it is visible after sunset so that should help a little i think.

@jobboekhoven1958 4 года назад

Hey Nico, thanks for the video. Could you see it with the naked eye?

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

Right when I arrived and started setting up at 4:10am, yes. By the time, I was actually taking a photo after polar alignment and focus at 4:30am, no, but it was still beautiful through the binoculars.

@jobboekhoven1958 4 года назад

@@NebulaPhotos Found it! Check out my attempt tinyurl.com/y9sq8krq Once I found it on the camera, I could faintly see it with the naked eye. Thanks for the hard work you pour in this channel.

@kevinjack5184 4 года назад

I'd love to shoot it. I'm in the Mendocino CA coast. I think it's east-towards the mountains... I don't know what to do

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

It's not particularly challenging, really just about location and timing. As long as you have a clear view of the Northeast and get out there early enough, you will have a nice show!

@BrianK04 4 года назад

That was editing one single exposure? or did you stack multiple to get your "background" image in this video

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

Editing single exposure (my best one- earlier in the run so the comet still stood out a bit from the sky)

@bobcloughjr 4 года назад

Hey I'm from Danvers. I'm hoping to shoot it tonight. I hear it's now viewable at sunset. Which direction should I look to find it? I was considering going to Nubble or somewhere along the NH/Maine coast but could just as easily go to Marblehead.

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

NW after sunset, NE before sunrise

@Ranek405 4 года назад

I've spent most of today scouting out locations on Google Maps to go shoot this early Sunday morning... the weather in the UK isn't helping me much though!

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

Good luck and clear skies!

@mygooseshrine 4 года назад

Luckily it has been clear where I live, But I needed binoculars to see it.

@johnwells2908 4 года назад

Ranek I'm doing the same, just wondering what time you are planning to shoot it on Sunday morning?

@Ranek405 4 года назад

@@johnwells2908 I found a spot about an hour away from where I live that has clear north east views tonight. I've taken the lat/long of that position and used that in (an updated) Stellarium desktop app to figure out when/were it should be viewable from my location and at what times. Basically it looks like the best time is the hour or two before sunrise which for me means from 3am onwards. I'm planing on taking prime shots with my main gear and using my secondary camera to do a sunrise timelapse, so right now I'm planning on being out from 2-2:30am until around 6am!

@capturecreations5065 Год назад

Is it timelapse? Do they go fast? I need a video od it moving so should i take normal video or go for timelapse?

@NebulaPhotos Год назад

Timelapse, the current comet isn’t bright enough for video.

@cucubits 4 года назад

What's the recommended software for comet stacking? I'm failing with DSS because there aren't enough stars in the shots. Thanks!

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

You can try Photoshop. File->Scripts->Load files into Stack... Choose automatically align. Then select all layers and from the layers menu Smart Objects-> Create smart object. And finally Smart objects-> stack mode, Median... Another thing you can try is converting the raw files to tiff before stacking in DSS. Sometimes it helps it find the stars when there are not many. Lastly, make sure to play around with the star selection threshold in DSS under advanced register settings. Hope one of these helps.

@cucubits 4 года назад

@@NebulaPhotos Thank you! Just starting out and I'm finding your videos to be extremely helpful!

@indysbike3014 4 года назад

How to know where to find it in the sky?

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

I put a link to a video on that topic by @Galactic Hunter in the description: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Gry0B-GleZk.html. I just looked to the NE, and could see it naked eye, and pointed my camera at it. :)

@astroadventures3559 4 года назад

By the way bud I'm going to try to get a picture with me in it. You should try too.

@roytallow6784 4 года назад

Only see comet neowise at 3:00 am ? NE ! ☄️👀🤔

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

Yes!

@pruthuvanara1243 4 года назад

Can I go for a 10 second EXPOSURE without a star tracker with my 300mm zoom lens

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

You'd get some blur from earth's rotation at 10s with 300mm f.l. I would probably just up the ISO and shoot a shorter exposure. But just test and see. Where I was I had to stick to very short exposures due to how bright the sky was.

@raybay6612 2 года назад

Will you be observing asteroid 7482 (1994 PC1) this week?

@xDNightmarex 4 года назад

Hi Nico, thanks for the tipps on this one. After watching your nebula with a dslr video and now this one, I tried to snap the comet and was really happy with the result: www.flickr.com/photos/189004970@N06/50110141248/in/dateposted-public/ btw: You can also see it quite well not just before sun-RISE but also shortly after sun-SET, at least here in central europe. that evening at around 11:00-11:30pm you could see it with just some binoculars while the last light from the sun was still there. Then at 1am when that shot was taken, it needed longer exposures and I was barely able to find it with the naked eye / binoculars. Given the gear I've used, I'm more then happy with the results of my first try, but will try it again on the weekend.

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

Very nice! Yes, its just becoming visible in the evening at my latitude. Now just waiting for a clear night

@basillansky5015 4 года назад

hello sir. can i ask what is your camera settings?

@xDNightmarex 4 года назад

@@basillansky5015 that shot was a simple long-exposure non-tracked. So settings were: 30secs exposure (that's why there's trails visible), iso 100 (at ~1am), f1.8 (that's why the edges are not sharp) on my old 50mm lens with a speedbooster in the back and a 0.71 wide-angle adapter infront of it. mounted on a sony alpha 5100. I have since then also tried one with stacking: www.flickr.com/photos/189004970@N06/50140346663/in/dateposted-public/ 500 shots at 1.3secs with a 135mm 2.8 lens @ ISO 1600 (again with a speed booster attached)

@zuvuya9 4 года назад

Looks like you got out there too late. It’s been pretty epic when the sky is still dark.

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

Definitely too late! Hope I get another chance!

@supercoolmunkee 4 года назад

I'm in Colorado so luckily I live by the front range and after work, tonight I am going to drive eastward from Colorado Springs and just outside Colorado Springs where it starts to get flat and literally no buildings and trees so I found this neat flat public park where I can go to instead of trespassing farmer's territory. goo.gl/maps/mNGBzj2XWYzXqbeb8

@jefflaw1764 4 года назад

Its not there.I cannot see it and I have all of the equipment. Its just not there.

@NebulaPhotos 4 года назад

It is no longer in the morning skies. Now look in the evening skies to the Northwest just after dark 1/2 way between the bottom of the big dipper and the horizon. Clear skies, Nico