comet NEOWISE
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 3:00 am
We finally had clear weather Saturday night and I was able to recover NEOWISE in my binoculars. Unfortunately, I live in the city. The light pollution makes photography nearly impossible.
NEOWISE isn't super bright, but from a dark location, you should see it as a fuzzy star. Unfortunately, there were no reference stars bright enough for me to center it in my camera. My telescope is at a dark site, with a friend, so I didn't have access. The best I could do was estimate where to shoot the camera.
If you look to the left in the top photo, you'll see a cluster of stars in the shape of a coat hanger. This is called the Coat Hanger Cluster (really. Lol)
I got the comet, but the photos aren't very good. I might try again.
NEOWISE isn't super bright, but from a dark location, you should see it as a fuzzy star. Unfortunately, there were no reference stars bright enough for me to center it in my camera. My telescope is at a dark site, with a friend, so I didn't have access. The best I could do was estimate where to shoot the camera.
If you look to the left in the top photo, you'll see a cluster of stars in the shape of a coat hanger. This is called the Coat Hanger Cluster (really. Lol)
I got the comet, but the photos aren't very good. I might try again.