Observation by Graeme Coates: Neowise: Adventures in mobile phone astr...

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Graeme Coates

Observer

Graeme Coates

Observed

2020 Jul 17 - 23:15

Uploaded

2020 Jul 17 - 23:30

Objects

C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)

Equipment

Pixel 3 phone

Exposure

1m5s in astrophotography mode

Location

Standlake, W Oxon

Target name

Neowise 2020/F3

Title

Neowise: Adventures in mobile phone astrophotos

About this image

Very easy naked eye object, though low and nowhere near the brightness of Hale-Bopp in 1997, Neowise is easily imaged using modern day smartphone tech (which in itself is quite remarkable in its ability)

Files associated with this observation

IMG_20200718_001505.jpg (379.8 kB)

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Grant Privett, Graham Winstanley, Nick James, Jeremy Shears, Mr Leonard Entwisle, Callum Potter, Andy Wilson

Comments

Graeme Coates, 2020 Jul 17 - 23:55 UTC

(Also Hyakutake in April 1996 was much brighter, but also a lot closer to Earth!)

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