Comet Holmes 17P, originally uploaded by A. Drauglis Furnituremaker.
I was surprised that I was able to see it with the naked eye in the middle of the city.
The darkest (and safest) place which I could get to was behind my house; away from the streetlights, but still having to avoid the glare of my neighbor’s floodlights
Equipped with Dad’s trusty tripod I was able to get some at least crude exposures - The last time I tried my hand at photographing a comet (Hyakutake) I had to weld up a rig using scrap metal and carriage bolts that would clamp to a 4×4 porch post.
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My camera had been at nikon for a month getting repaired. I got it back just in time to try it out on a Comet