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I agreeImaging telescopes or lenses: Planewave CDK24
Imaging cameras: FLI Proline 16803
Mounts: Planewave L600
Focal reducers: None
Software: Photoshop CS3 · PixInsight 1.8 · CCDWare CCD Inspector · Planewave PWI4 · Planewave PWI3 · Maxim DL6 · Sequence Generator Pro
Filters: Astrodon 50mm B
Accessory: FLI CFW-5-7 · Astrodon Monster MOAG · Hedrick Focuser · Planewave Delta-T · Planewave EFA
Dates:July 23, 2020
Frames:Astrodon 50mm B: 66x60" -30C bin 1x1
Integration: 1.1 hours
Darks: ~20
Flats: ~20
Flat darks: ~20
Bias: ~20
Avg. Moon age: 2.99 days
Avg. Moon phase: 9.79%
Mean SQM: 21.50
Mean FWHM: 3.00
Astrometry.net job: 3694940
RA center: 10h 50' 13"
DEC center: +43° 6' 40"
Pixel scale: 0.468 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: -178.851 degrees
Field radius: 0.376 degrees
Resolution: 4095x4095
Locations: KG Observatory, Julian, CA, United States
Data source: Backyard
This is created from 66 x 60s exposures through a Blue filter for maximum contrast. July 23, 2020 from 9:06 PM to 10:17 PM PST.
The comet was tracked with a direct drive Planewave L600 mount at .5 arcsecond per minute drift error for over an hour. There's one minor position "pop" (cause TBD).
All 66 frames were then calibrated and batch processed with Pixinsight Automatic Histogram Transform (through Blink) followed by HDR and LHE.
Video rendered from processed PNGs using Photoshop. 3840 x 2304, H.264 @ 20 fps.
Be sure to select 2160p 4K YouTube playback quality to not miss any detail. (-:
144,000 mph (231,000 km/h). Comet light takes 5 minutes to reach us.
Macro Video of C/2020 F3 (Neowise) – Select 1440p HD YouTube Playback Quality
NOTE: The quality of this video is MUCH higher when viewed from my desktop. The YouTube video codec causes significant motion artifacts so it could play for most folks.
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