Observation by Alun Halsey: C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)

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Constellation

Auriga

Field centre

RA: 06^h38^m
Dec: +41°30'
Position angle: -18°15'

Field size

11° × 7°

Equipment

Canon 1100D
Canon 80-200mm zoom lens @ 100mm
Camera tripod

Exposure

Six seconds @ ISO 800

Location

Reading Berkshire United Kingdom

Target name

C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)

Title

C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)

About this image

The only chance I had of seeing the comet was from an upstairs window (double glazed) so set up the tripod to get camera as close to the glass as possible and took this six second image at ISO 800 with the 80-200 zoom lens set at 100mm.

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