Comet NEOWISE
Taken by Fred Espenak on July 9, 2020 @
Rodeo, NM
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Camera Used: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D7200
Exposure Time: 2/1
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 6400
Date Taken: 2020:07:09 13:31:02
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July 09 - My 6th day of observing Comet NEOWISE.
I got up at 2:30 am - extra early - because I had scouted out a new shooting location that required a short drive, and I wanted to be there in time to see the comet rise above the Peloncillo Mountains. Before leaving the house I scanned the eastern horizon to confirm that there were no low lying clouds to block my view.
After a cup of coffee I was on my way to the Chiricahua Desert Museum. Behind the museum is a teepee campground with several teepees. I chose one and positioned myself where it would be framed in the direction of comet rise. I could already see the glow of NEOWISE's tail above the Peloncillos.
After quickly setting up my camera and shooting a few test exposures, the nucleus of Comet NEOWISE rose above the mountains. No time to look through binoculars since I was busy shooting multiple exposures for later stacking.
I packed up and raced to visit two other locations to shoot from before twilight interferred.
The comet's tail seems to be growing longer each night. I could easily see it extending 5 degrees with the naked eye and the nucleus and coma must be 2nd magnitude although this was just a guesstimate. There were also some wispy clouds scattered across the sky but they didn't interfere with comet viewing until it was well into twilight.
By July 15 or 16, NEOWISE will be getting lowing in the morning sky as it rises higher in the evening sky. The rest of July, the comet will be best seen around 75 minutes or later after sunset in the north west.
- Rodeo, NM
Nikon D7200, 70-300 zoom at 155mm, 2 seconds, f/5.6, ISO 6400 (stack of 12 exposures)
Images stacked in Starry Landscape Stacker, additional processing in Photoshop CC
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