The zodiacal light in the pre-dawn sky in October 2013, taken from home October 7, 2013. Leo is just rising left of centre, with Mars above Regulus. Jupiter in Gemini is the bright object above centre. Sirius at at far right. At centre is the Beehive Cluster, M44. This is a stack of 5 x 2 minute exposures, tracked, at ISO 1600 with the Canon 5D MkII and 14mm Samyang lens at f/2.8. The horizon area is from one exposure.
Comet ISON (top) passing above Mars in early October 2013. This was the morning of Oct 8 on a clear morning. This is a stack of 5 x 5 minute exposures at f/4.8 with the TMB 92mm apo refractor and 0.85x Borg flattener/reducer, and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600.
Comet PANSTARRS C/2011 L4 on morning of May 6, 2013. This is a single 8 minute exposure with Canon 60Da at ISO 800 on the Astro-Physics 130mm f/6 apo refractor.
