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A Memory of Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE), Stefan Böckler

A Memory of Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)

A Memory of Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE), Stefan Böckler

A Memory of Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)

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I recently stumbled upon this image of comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) from last year and thought it was worth uploading since it has been a memorable night.

The comet appeared at a pretty unfavorable time for me. Two weeks earlier my second child was born and staying away all night wasn't really an option. So I sneaked away at 3 o'clock, walked for a couple of minutes up a short slope behind the house and tried to spot the comet in the north. I feared I would have problems seeing it but that turned out to be no problem at all. It appeared almost as bright as Venus which was just right of the frame (it's a shame I didn't include both in one image which would have been easy...). So I set up the tripod and made some shots with a 24 mm prime lens and the 35 - 105 mm zoom lens.

Although the images are nothing special it was fun to shoot this once in a lifetime comet.

Technical details:
2020-07-12
10 sec (single shot)
Canon EOS 1100Da
Canon lens 35 - 105 mm @40mm
f/4.5

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