Observation by Grant Privett: C2020 F3 NEOWISE 22 July

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Grant Privett

Observer

Grant Privett

Observed

2020 Jul 21 - 23:20

Uploaded

2020 Jul 22 - 09:18

Objects

C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)

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Constellation

Ursa Major

Field centre

RA: 10^h34^m
Dec: +52°09'
Position angle: +38°56'

Field size

14° × 21°

Equipment

Canon M3
Tripod
Canon 50mm f1.8 lens
Nothing else

Exposure

171x 5s

Location

Broad Chalke

Target name

C/2020 F3 NEOWISE

Title

C2020 F3 NEOWISE 22 July

About this image

One of my last pics I imagine as the moon is coming round again and the weather doesnt look great.

It was still obvious to the naked eye at a tolerably dark site - despite the not-entirely-dark summer sky and its position amidst the thin cirrus that seems to accumulate between me and Warminster. The ion tail is astonishing. I'm tempted to restack some of these on the comet itself rather than the stars as it is moving quite quickly now. The banding in the dust tail seems less obvious than it was.

Files associated with this observation

C2020 F3 NEOWISE 20200722 Privett.jpg (1.5 MB)

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