Observation by Philip Masding: Comet 2020 F3 Neowise

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Philip Masding

Observer

Philip Masding

Observed

2020 Jul 18 - 23:10

Uploaded

2020 Jul 20 - 09:17

Objects

C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)

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Constellation

Ursa Major

Field centre

RA: 09^h01^m
Dec: +48°47'
Position angle: +19°55'

Field size

3°29' × 5°16'

Equipment

Canon EOS 450D
Canon 55 to 250mm lens at 250mm
f5.6, ASA 800
Ioptron Star Tracker

Exposure

10 exposures of 1 minute

Location

Borth-y-Gest, Gwynedd

Target name

Comet 2020 F3 Neowise

Title

Comet 2020 F3 Neowise

About this image

It rained for most of the morning but cleared up in the afternoon to leave a lovely clear night. The comet looked great through binoculars, helped by the much darker sky than my usual observation location in Manchester.

I used DSS for processing and this image is stacked using the stars which makes the comet a bit blurred. I tried the combined comet and star tracking mode but DSS kept crashing when calculating the final image. Any suggestions about this would be great!

Files associated with this observation

Comet 2020 F3 Neowise V3.jpg (196.2 kB)

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