August 1 – The Comet of 1729, possibly the largest comet, with the highest apparent magnitude, on record, is discovered by Fr. Nicolas Sarrabat, a professor of mathematics at Marseille.
Totally. Since film development isn't a financial issue anymore, you take way too many photos. On the other hand, you can experiment more with light, lenses and so on. I really don't do much in the way of enhancement with software … maybe straighting out the photo or cropping it. In most cases, that's about it.