Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
Comet Neowise, 



    
        

            Bob Hufnagel
Comet Neowise
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Comet Neowise

Comet Neowise, 



    
        

            Bob Hufnagel
Comet Neowise
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Comet Neowise

Acquisition details

Date: July 28, 2020

Time: 2200

Frames: 1

Focal length: 2800


Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 3708743

RA center: 12h03m56s.2

DEC center: +33°1312

Pixel scale: 0.619 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 267.429 degrees

Field radius: 0.210 degrees

Resolution: 2019x1365

File size: 368.8 KB

Locations: Backyard Observatory in Skyshed Pod, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Data source: Backyard

Description

I captured the comet Neowise July 28 at about 10:00 from my backyard. Fortunately my darkest sky is to the north and west, which is where the comet is currently.

I used a Canon T3i at prime focus of a C-11 telescope, for an exposure of 15 seconds at ISO 1600. I shot many frames, but this is a single frame.

The sky was quite bright due to a first quarter moon being about 90 degrees away. This washed out the tail, which I can barely make out in a few frames, going about straight up.

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Comet Neowise, 



    
        

            Bob Hufnagel