C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE), or just NEOWISE for short, named for the space telescope that found it (Near Earth Objects Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer).
We, my friend Bernie and I, first spotted it around 9:40 pm, from our observing location in Whitesbog.
Spotting it was one thing, easy with binoculars. Getting it in the field of view of the camera ...
... a bit more difficult. That's my first image above. Close ...
We were fighting the twilight, clouds, light pollution from the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, and the aircraft flying from that base. But we both managed a few good shots. We hope to try again this weekend at a darker spot.
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Before enjoying the comet we enjoyed Jupiter rising in almost the opposite direction.
It was bright enough to autofocus on.
This close up crop shows the focus was pretty good. Bigafy to see all four Galilean Moons.
2 comments:
Great shots! We went to WB a few nights now and couldn't even find it! The trees seemed to be in the way of where we thought it would be. Going to try again tonight. Sure hope we can see it. Again, great shots!
Renee
Hi Renee. Thanks! It was both higher and more to the left of where the sun set than we expected. Scan with binoculars below the bowl of the Big Dipper. Good luck!
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