I wrote a blog post on Monday about how we were able to view the illusive Comet A3 with help from strangers who became more than strangers that evening.
The comet is starting to fade away now as it gets closer to the sun, BUT Art (who loves looking at the night sky) was determined to see it again from our window.
He kept looking outside but Comet A3 was really far too faded to actually be visible with my naked eye. And I'm farsighted. Art is nearsighted and he said he could barely see it with his glasses on.
However, he heeded the advice of the people we met on Monday and took a photo with his iPhone. There it was! What the heck! The iPhone was able to see what I couldn't!
That's when Art mentioned a setting on the iPhone that I didn't know about and he'd forgotten about. Granted he took the above photo while forgetting about this function anyway.
There's a Night Mode you can use on your iPhone and I'm sure Android phones have something similar too.
Actually, the iPhone automatically switched to Night Mode when I did it last night.
And then my MUCH younger cousin once removed sent this photo. And yes, they said I could use their daughter's photo without blurring out her face.
Is this not the cutest photo of the comet... ever? I just love seeing this adorable child about to catch that "falling star." (This is the link to Perry Como singing "Catch a Falling Star".)
By the way, I asked my daughter if she knew about that Night Mode and she said, "Yes, I use it." 🙄 Well... I guess I'm an old dog still learning new tricks. 😆
POSTSCRIPT:
Our friend, Dave just sent us his photo (taken with his iPhone) on Sunday when Art first called to alert him of the sky phenomenon.
Several other friends also texted their photos last night once they saw my blog post... but I will stop posting any more comet photos here. 😄The comet is moving closer to the sun now and fading away.
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You've had a good time with A3, particularly the pic in the previous post. I have an older xR, and I am unfamiliar with night mode. I'll have to check and also on Sue's 13.
ReplyDeleteIn April 1986, I actually did see Haley's comet from the front yard of our old two story farmhouse in the middle of rural SE Iowa.
ReplyDeleteNo comet sightings here though one was posted on the Daybreak listserv that someone here in the Upper Valley took. I don't see a night mode on my iPhone.
ReplyDeleteYou win for the absolutely best photo of the comet!!!! We had optimum viewing in my area and my Facebook feed is full of comet photos. But none are as wonderful as your cousin's adorable daughter! What a cutie.
ReplyDeleteCute comet photo!
ReplyDeleteLove the comet photo! Night mode was how I saw the aurora for the first time in my life. Such a treat!
ReplyDeleteThose are some great photos and I do like the cutie holding a falling star!
ReplyDeleteI have "Catch A Falling Star" on my phone in one of my play lists. It was a favorite beach campfire song when the kids were young. and we sat in the dark watching meteor showers.
ReplyDeleteWe used the iPhone to look at the northern lights. What was very dim to the naked eye shows up colorfully throught the phone camera.
I do not have a night setting on my phone. I saw the Hale Bopp comet in the 90s. That was exciting.
ReplyDeleteYes, that definitely is a cute comet photograph :)
ReplyDeleteWe had a beautiful moon this evening ...
All the best Jan
Thanks for the tips. Cute photo of your second cousin’s child.
ReplyDeleteI just really love the shot of the little one catching the comet. Love it to pieces. clever and tells the whole story. Sadly, we have enough trees that we have to leave home to find a horizon. So, we only catch the very occasional occasion. But a wonderful neighbour with a pasture got superb shots of the lights.
ReplyDeleteWell done. I just haven't had the will to do it!
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