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C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)

8/1/2020
C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)

 

Here's a view of the fading Comet NEOWISE under the nearly full moon... The comet has faded to magnitude 6.1, which is at the threshold for human eyes even under dark skies.

Photo info:
  • Date/Time: 1 Aug 2020
  • Location: Vanishing Point Observatory
  • Camera: Nikon D600 @ ISO 1600
  • Exposure: 75 x 20 sec.
  • Lens/Scope: Borg 100ED + Borg 0.85x reducer
  • Filter: --
  • Mount: Losmandy Titan
  • Guiding: --
  • Image Processing: Adobe Bridge,Lightroom / Nebulosity / Deep Sky Stacker

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