On a whim, I booked two nights in a guest house in the middle of nowhere in countryside France. The main target is comet Lemmon. I carry my Starwatcher star adventurer 2i including the aluminum tripod, my camera with several big lenses and a camping battery.
I. Don't. Drive. 😅
Wish me luck, and clear nights.
Last night was an emotional rollercoaster 😅 . Very good first lights, finished the setup ~10pm and went back to my room. At midnight I found the lens obscured by dew. My bad, I forgot to put the warming strip. Only 25 minutes of good data 😢. Brought back the cam inside and set an alarm for 4am to try to catch the comet. At 4am, the thickest fog had set, I wasn't seeing the end of the garden, let alone the sky. Round 2: tonight.
(And something wrong with my flats)
#astronomy #astrophotography