Observation by Alex Pratt: NLC 2020 June 21/22

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Alex Pratt

Observer

Alex Pratt

Observed

2020 Jun 21 - 21:53

Uploaded

2020 Jun 23 - 12:37

Objects

Noctilucent cloud

Equipment

Canon EOS 500D 24mm f/2.8 lens
Interval timer

Exposure

1s at ISO 800

Location

Leeds, West Yorkshire

Target name

NLC 2020 June 21/22

Title

NLC 2020 June 21/22

About this image

After being plagued with cloudy skies for the past two weeks the night of Jun 21/22 was an opportunity to obtain more astrometry of comet C/2017 T2, although bands of high thin cloud were a nuisance.

Whilst I was aligning on the comet I received text mesages alerting me to a display of NLC low down on the NE horizon. My view of that part of the sky is obstructed, but I quickly ran indoors and set up my DSLR and interval timer on the window sill in my front bedroom to monitor the NW to N horizon.

It took 1s exposures every minute from 22:41 to 00:15 UT, facing NNW. A sample image is attached and a timelapse video can be downloaded from here The early stages show the wispy NLC passing in front of Capella (due North).

Files associated with this observation

NLC_20200621_225254_ARP.jpg (1.3 MB)

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