Comet C/2020 F3 Neowise

[SiriusDoggy]

07-08-2020
Shot over Lake Mead near Las Vegas, NV
Canon 5D Mark II and 70-200mm lens at 70mm f3.5
ISO 400, 15 seconds

07-08-2020
Explore Scientific ED127mm telescope with .7x reducer/flattener (665mm fl)
ZWO ASI1600mm cooled camera
5x 10second exposures through each RGB filter.
Total Exposure time: 2 minutes, 30 seconds

[carastro]

Wow, they are both good but the 2nd one is a stunner. and if this is near Las Vegas, just think what a dark sky will be like.

Carole 

[SiriusDoggy]

15 minutes ago, carastro said:

Wow, they are both good but the 2nd one is a stunner. and if this is near Las Vegas, just think what a dark sky will be like.

Carole 

Well, Lake Mead is just southeast of Vegas and I was shooting towards the east opposite of the city so pretty darn good skies. Nothing in that direction for hundreds of miles.

Thanks ~!

[Graham Darke]

Superb shots. 

[Victor Boesen]

Wow that second shot is not something I've seen of this comet until now. Great shot!

[thomasv]

Great pictures. So, I assume the 2nd one was taken with a tracking mount, and did you just stack the subs on the stars? I suspect there isn't any detectable movement of the comet against the stars in 2.5mins.

 

[SiriusDoggy]

2 hours ago, thomasv said:

... I assume the 2nd one was taken with a tracking mount, and did you just stack the subs on the stars? I suspect there isn't any detectable movement of the comet against the stars in 2.5mins.

 

Yes, The scope was on my CGX mount and tracking. There is a tad bit of movement but Astro Pixel Processsor worked it's magic! First time I've ran a comet sequence through it and it passed.

[thomasv]

Wow, thanks, interesting. I think I'll stick to OSC camera, should the clouds ever clear here.

 

[Pete Presland]

Very nicely captured, the close up is superb!

[StuartJPP]

Love the 1st one!

[Nigella Bryant]

Fantastic images of the Comet, stunning. 

[John Nodding]

...picks jaw off floor...👀 STUNNING!

Noddy