I was recently flipping through pictures from last year and came across the images of this interstellar visitor. Over a two-week period starting one year ago today I photographed the comet multiple times and was absolutely thrilled each and every chance I got.

A comet! How often do you get a chance to see and photograph one of those? It may never happen again in my lifetime and I count myself lucky to have had the experience. These three captures are ones that I haven’t shared previously.

I had hoped to spend time this past weekend photographing this interstellar visitor some more but Mother Nature had other plans.

Clouds each night were likely to block the view so I didn’t bother to try. Last night, conditions improved but due to my having to get up early for work, I didn’t want to go far. That meant shooting from the light-polluted suburbs of Denver limiting compositions and quality but I had no choice.

I headed out and managed some shots of the #comet in between the clouds. In this frame, a satellite decided to make an appearance as well. It was interesting how much dimmer it was this week versus last.

Last week I could pick it out with the naked eye pretty quick. Last night I had to take long exposures with my camera to spot it. Sadly this was likely the last time I get to photograph it, particularly since it won’t be back for 6,800 years or so.  😉

I simply could not resist another opportunity to take pictures of this fantastic vision in the sky. So, I got up a bit earlier than normal and made a stop on my way to work.

This time, I used a local open space as the terrestrial part of the shot. It worked out awesome I think. The trees provide some added interest as does the pond’s water – which even shows the comets reflection!

I definitely will keep trying to ways to get pics of the comet as it is such a unique and rare phenomena. I was very happy with the performance of my Canon 5D Mark IV mated to the Tamron Lenses USA SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di VC.

Well, now this is way cool and the first time I have photographed a comet!

I heard about this visitor from interstellar space recently and knew I had to try to get pics. Best of all, it is visible right when I am heading to work so the timing was convenient.

I found a spot on high and began scanning the northeastern sky. To the naked eye, the comet is pretty dim and I struggled to see it initially but, once found, it became kind of obvious.

Discovered on March 27th by the NEOWISE space telescope, the comet has continued to increase in brightness, becoming visible to the naked eye from Earth last week.

If you want to check it out, you can see it in the pre-dawn hours for the next couple of days. It will then disappear below the horizon and reappear in the evening sky mid-month. You likely will want binoculars or a camera with a zoom lens to really get a good look.