C/2023 P1 Nishimura peeps through hedges (Rian Rubingh)

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C/2023 P1 Nishimura peeps through hedges

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Comet C/2023 P1 Nishimura rose just in time above powers lines and hedges before dawn. I first shot test exposures to bring the stars into focus and align the position to where to expect the comet, while waiting for the comet to rise above the powerlines. One of those shots I used in post processing for the foreground . The foreground was exposed at 4.39 h CET and the comet was photographed between 4.59 h and 5.45 h AM CET on September 7th 2023. Since I was seated next to a busy road and a river, fog, car, moped and bicycle headlights as wel as airplane contrails are all "incorporated" in this picture. City light pollution: Bortle 6

Equipment:
Second hand Pentax K1 with Astrotracer
Samyang 135 mm f/2.0
Tripod Sirui KTV2
Kiwi dew heater with powerbank
Pixel TW-283 for CA Wireless Timer Remote Control external intervalometer, used wired

Exposures comet:
154 subs, 10 sec, ISO 800
30 Darks, 32 Dark Bias / offset
Exposure foreground:
1 sub, 10 sec, ISO 3200
Only Astrotracer was used, camera repointed every 20 or 30 exposures

SW:
DeepSkyStacker 5.1.3, Comet mode
Photoshop 2015.1.2

Process:
Stretch, curve, color correction, local contrast, brightness with camera raw, vignet reduction, foreground blend, crop, text
The photo is cropped to remove stacking actefacts

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