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moonshinegnomie

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5. id skip the extender

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #4)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 07:11 PM

Oct 4

id shoot it at 100mm maybe with a nice foreground. or even a shorter lens. Im going to try and shoot comet swan next week over a lake near me. ill use a 24-105 lens for it

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Comet lemmon which may be naked eye visible later this month [View all] moonshinegnomie Oct 4 OP

What I wouldn't give to see (never mind get a photo of) that! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 4 #1

yu may be able to with a simple camera and telescope later this month. moonshinegnomie Oct 4 #2

Thanks for the great instructions! I've copied them so I can always find them. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 4 #4

id skip the extender moonshinegnomie Oct 4 #5

I"ll keep that in mind. Luckily the extender is very simple to turn on or off. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 4 #6

Looks like it should be comet limo'n ... nt eppur_se_muova Oct 4 #3