Comet Leonard vs comet NEOWISE
Taken by Maximilian Teodorescu on December 11, 2021 @
Aliman, Romania
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Date Taken: 2021:12:11 16:30:44
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COMET COMPARISON:
Went today on a 120 miles trip to find some clear sky for comet Leonard.
I could barely see the comet with the naked eye from that location (light pollution right at the horizon). Through 15x70 binoculars, the tail had a length of about 1 to maybe 2 degrees. Estimated visual mag +5.
The setup for this session was basically the same I've used back in July 2020 for comet Neowise, so, while processing today's results, I got the idea to compare the two comets (trying to get similar results through processing, settings for exposure, same image scale). It might not be 100% true as a comparison due mostly to the slight differences in sky conditions (I had lower light pollution for Neowise) but I think this image serves as a good indicator for just how variable comets are, and that what we are now considering "brightest comet of the year" is nothing close to last year's "brightest comet" 🙂
Canon 6D, Canon 70-200 F/4, EQ 3-2.
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