Nice Sky -- Big Dipper, 2 Shooting Stars, and a Comet by taffy

Nice Sky -- Big Dipper, 2 Shooting Stars, and a Comet

Last night was a success! I used my Z6 (mirrorless) which is better with long exposure and less noise, and had a great time being entertained by the night sky. The Milky Way was amazing so more photos are coming of the photo-shoot. I'll try not to be too repetitive, but it's hard not to be excited at seeing these various celestial happenings. Thanks for your kind comments! Very much appreciated.
impressive photography as always!
July 22nd, 2020  
I also would be thrilled to have photos like this.
July 22nd, 2020  
fabulous!
July 22nd, 2020  
This really shows fabulously against black.
July 22nd, 2020  
Wow! Fabulous!!
July 22nd, 2020  
Celestial amazingness! :)
July 22nd, 2020  
Awesome capture. Just wish I could find a spot dark enough to get some good shots. All of mine have too much ambient light to really show up that much.
July 22nd, 2020  
Great capture
July 22nd, 2020  
Wonderful. Thanks for posting this. My night sky. Is too full of city lights to see anything.
July 22nd, 2020  
Awesome image!
July 22nd, 2020  
How cool! Will enjoy seeing more!
July 22nd, 2020  
Great shot of the night sky with so many elements. We haven't been able to see the comet with all the ambient light so I'm glad to be able to see it in your pics. By the time I get to some dark skies next month, the comet will be gone.
July 22nd, 2020  

Wow, impressive. fav.
July 22nd, 2020  
Wow ! Beautiful!
July 22nd, 2020  
You be excited - it's a good reason! Fantastic photograph, very well done indeed.
July 22nd, 2020  
A three-fer! Nicely done, so incredibly cool!!
July 22nd, 2020  
Just so stunning!!! And what a tremendous reward for your patience to capture the night sky - I look forward to more :) fav
July 22nd, 2020  
Fabulous shot, interested to see you've used your Z6, I must give it a go sometime (if the clouds ever go away!) In the meantime don't worry about being repetitive, I'm enjoying your night sky shots.
July 22nd, 2020  
How can you not praise the Almighty when you see pictures like this! I have never seen such pictures except in books about astronomy. Fav.
July 22nd, 2020  
Very well done
July 22nd, 2020  
Oh my! How wonderful! I always looked for the Big Dipper when I lived in Lubbock, love seeing it with the comet.
July 22nd, 2020  
Triple grand slam 😁
July 22nd, 2020  
Oh wow, that is amazing. Fabulous shot. We tried to see the comet last night but there was too many clouds.
July 22nd, 2020  
Just magical! Fav
July 22nd, 2020  
Amazing!
July 22nd, 2020  
Wow awesome sky!
July 22nd, 2020  
Amazing, I'm excited for you from 1000s of miles away!!
July 22nd, 2020  
Love the shooting stars drawing the eye right to Neowise. I’m hoping for another shooting tonight. It was perfect here last night but I was exhausted and slept 10 hours without hardly turning over so I missed that opportunity
July 22nd, 2020  
@jgpittenger Hehe -- I know what you mean. I actually was happy it rained last night as it meant I could go to sleep earlier. I'm totally exhausted from staying up late and then getting up at normal times, but I can't stop going out on a nice night -- it's such an amazing experience. But I'm not sure I can get much of a different shot now the I've used both cameras over the two nights. My thought next was to try using the Tampon 15-600 and see if I can get the comet in clear focus, using the Z6. I didn't have any luck with using it on the 610 even at higher ISO. Have fun on your next venture out there!
July 22nd, 2020  
Incredible capture
July 22nd, 2020  
Wow! What an amazing capture of all this heavenly activity! fav
July 22nd, 2020  
Amazing!
July 22nd, 2020  
Wow that’s a super capture...thank goodness we have you to show us...cloudy here for last couple of nights!
July 22nd, 2020  
Wonderful capture
July 22nd, 2020  
Great capture! I also have a Z6 what lens are you using for this shot?
July 22nd, 2020  
@rjb71 Thanks! I used the 14-24mm f2.8 F-mount with the Z-mount adaptor. I bought the 14-24 Z-mount f4.5 to use for travel and thought I'd give that one a try the next clear night to compare.
July 22nd, 2020  
Amazing!
July 22nd, 2020  
Fab
July 22nd, 2020  
super 13 sec exposure of the sky
July 22nd, 2020  
This is stunning!
July 22nd, 2020  
That is so cool! I hope we get to see the comet while our grandchildren are here. Hopefully the night sky will cooperate!
July 23rd, 2020  
Totally magic Taffy, brilliant shot. Great you're in a place with little light pollution.
July 23rd, 2020  
Fantastic! fav
July 23rd, 2020  
That's a fabulous photo with all of those individual components so beautifully clear in the one image.
July 23rd, 2020  
Nicely done!
July 23rd, 2020  
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