Observation by John Savage: Noctilucent clouds and NEOWISE

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John Savage

Observer

John Savage

Observed

2020 Jul 11 - 01:19

Uploaded

2020 Jul 18 - 19:48

Objects

Noctilucent cloud

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Constellation

Lynx

Field centre

RA: 08^h02^m
Dec: +49°38'
Position angle: -11°09'

Field size

38° × 26°

Equipment

Canon EOS 6D MkII
50mm fixed focus lens
Static tripod

Exposure

2.2s, ISO 2000, f/5.6

Location

Rushay Farm Observatory Dorset (Z42)

Target name

C/2020 F3 NEOWISE and Noctilucent clouds

Title

Noctilucent clouds and NEOWISE

About this image

Pleased to have seen NEOWISE a bit earlier, and had packed up. Took a quick last peek at the comet and was thrilled to see these noctilucent clouds as well. First time I had seen noctilucents.

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