Observation by Nick James: C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2020 Jul 20 - 21:42

Uploaded

2020 Jul 21 - 07:17

Objects

C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)

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Constellation

Ursa Major

Field centre

RA: 10^h13^m
Dec: +53°21'
Position angle: +89°25'

Field size

24° × 16°

Equipment

Sony A7s + 85mm, f/1.2L

Exposure

62x20s

Location

Chelmsford

Target name

C/2020 F3

Title

C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)

About this image

An attempt at a wide field shot of C/2020 F3 from Chelmsford. There is really too much light pollution here to do a good job but it does show the ion tail stretching all the way to Merak and Dubhe. These are the two bright stars in the top right of the image.

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