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Comet NEOWISE from Miami, Florida

Discussion in 'Astrophotography and Imaging' started by Ed D, Jul 31, 2020.

Comet NEOWISE from Miami, Florida

Started by Ed D on Jul 31, 2020 at 9:11 PM

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    Ed D Well-Known Member

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    Ed D, Jul 31, 2020
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    I'm in a Bortle 9 zone that makes imaging very challenging. The frosting on the cake is we are waiting on hurricane ISAIAS to hit tomorrow. I needed to do something to relax, so I decided to try imaging NEOWISE.

    All considered, I did pretty well. The comet can be seen as a fuzzy teal ball in the center of the image. A ghostly hint of the comet tail can be seen extending down. Not bad!

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    2020 07-31 Comet NEOWISE.jpg
     
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    Ed D, Jul 31, 2020
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    This is the imaging rig I used:

    1 - IMG_1656.JPG

    It's my ASI290MC with ZWO adapter and Canon 55-250mm lens, which I mounted on my driven CG-4 GEM.

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    Orion25, Aug 1, 2020
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    Great, Ed. You really did have challenging conditions. I'm glad you had a chance to image it. We needed a comet right about now, lol.
     
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    Orion25, Aug 9, 2020
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    Here is a prime focus shot I got through my 127mm Mak using my Nikon D3200:
    ASTRONOMY - COMET NEOWISE (PRIME FOCUS) 7-19-20 SM.jpg
     
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    Ed D, Aug 10, 2020
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    I like your image, Reggie. The comet tail is faint, but when I zoomed in 300% I could see it. Even without zooming in I could detect the faint tail by simply scrolling the page up and down.

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