july 2021

C/2020 F3 (neowise)

C/2020 F3 NEOWISE is a long period comet that reached perihelion on July 3, 2020. It was best-visible in early to mid-july shortly after sunset. 

I was lucky enough to get 2 clear nights to capture this comet. First I did a widefield image to showcase its realtive size in the sky, then a more close-up image to show more detail.

The comet had a pretty prominent ion tail which you can just see hints of in the top image. Sadly my astrophotography skills weren’t all too amazing back in 2020, so I couldn’t really capture it in all its glory.

Gear

  • Canon EOS 600D/T3i (modded)
  • Close-up: William Optics Zenithstar 61 f/5.9 Doublet w/ Flat61 Field Flattener
  • Widefield: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

Integration

  • Close-up: 50 x 90” (1h 15′)
  • Widefield: 16 x 10” (2′ 40”)
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