Comet NEOWISE
Jul 15, 2020 01:36:34 #
Photographs of comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) taken from the backyard before sunrise.
Jul 15, 2020 06:10:16 #
Wow is this comet active now? Looks like it’s visible to the naked eye.
Jul 15, 2020 09:09:09 #
Jul 15, 2020 11:24:44 #
Jul 15, 2020 15:36:58 #
Tomfl101 wrote:
Wow is this comet active now? Looks like it’s visible to the naked eye.
It was visible with binoculars before sunrise when I took these a few days ago using time exposure (1+ seconds) and tripod. It is no longer visible in the morning. In a few days it will be visible in the northwest, below the big dipper (low to horizon, 5-20 degrees above horizon), 1.5 hours after sunset.
You still might need binoculars to find it, but you will be able to photograph with tripod and time exposure around 1 second at around f/5.6 and ISO=3200-6400. It will be visible for a couple of weeks, if it does not dim or burn out. Closest to earth (brightest) will be July 22/23.
Jul 15, 2020 21:47:48 #
Jul 15, 2020 21:48:34 #
Jul 16, 2020 08:21:32 #
Jul 16, 2020 10:21:45 #
jaymatt wrote:
Nice! I haven’t managed to see it yet.
Thanks jaymatt!
It should be coming back into view tonight at 90 minutes after sunset and below the big dipper at 10- 20 degrees above horizon. Brightness will peak July 22/23. Easiest to find it with a wide angle lens at high ISO and then you can zoom in on it and fine tune your exposure and ISO.
Jul 17, 2020 06:15:18 #
Jul 17, 2020 09:09:55 #
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