Most night photographers use an ultra-wide angle lens. Some use longer lenses for deep-sky astrophotography. But what about the Nifty Fifty? Enter the Nifty Fifty Some people describe a Nifty Fifty as approximating what we see. I’m not really sure that’s quite right. But regardless, it is a “tweener” lens
“The winds are crazy! That last gust almost knocked me over!” This was the first radio transmission that we heard from Tim. Would we have a chance to photograph Comet C/2023 A3 before it disappeared from view? Comet C/2023 A3 We were “comet chasing” Comet C/2023 A3, otherwise known as
Although I do night photography, I usually don’t photograph specific celestial events. But I had never photographed a comet before, and I couldn’t stay away. Planning the location Finding where the comet would be visible was simple since it would be located just under the Big Dipper. It would be
The NEOWISE comet was discovered by a space telescope built at Utah State University, where I now work. I think that is so cool. When Comet Hale-Bopp passed by in 1997, I was just getting started in my high school photography class. I remember trying to photograph the comet with
