2021-10-08, comets
Category Archives: Comets
Comet C/2020 M3 (ATLAS) in Auriga
Comet C/2020 M3 (ATLAS) near the Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405) and the Starfish Cluster (M38). Just 18 minutes of exposures before fog took over.
C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) gallery
2020-07-31, comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)
With the comet fading and getting lower in the sky ervery day, the nearly full moon and high clouds, it is getting more and more difficult to photograph. This was shot from Public Observatory Bussloo.
2020-07-30, comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)
Moonlight, strong light pollution and a low position made a naked eye observation impossible. A pair of binoculars is required to watch the comet.
2020-07-29, comet C/2020F3 (NEOWISE)
It had been a week since I had seen the comet. So in spite of the circumstances (high clouds, moonlight and heavy light pollution) I made an attempt to observe the comet. The comet was no longer visible to the naked eye, but this was mainly due to the quality of the sky (even M31 was not visible).
2020-07-22, comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)
Conditions were very poor. Therefore I decided to stay at home and shoot this short timelapse through my bedroomwindow.
2020-07-21, comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)
Another very windy but mostly clear night. The comet is slowly beginning to dim, but is still very well visible to the naked eye.
2020-07-20, comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)
Another very windy session with an occasional cloud, some cirrus, turbulent seeiing and lots of light pollution.
2020-07-18, comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)
Very poor conditions still. Nothing more than a gap in the clouds. On the original image, a 15 degree long tail is visible.