Comet NEOWISE on South Twin Lake, La Pine, Oregon

A Comet in the morning sky

and reflected on the lake.

Comet NEOWISE c/2020 f3 on July 9, 2020

Time: 4:00 am

Location: South Twin Lake, near La Pine, Oregon

Data: Camera: Canon T3i (unmodded)

Lens: Canon Kit 55-250mm set at 55mm

Mount: Standard tripod , Unguided...

ISO 1600

Exposure time: 15 sec

f/4.5

The tail is much longer than it was yesterday!

Comet NEOWISE c/2020 f3 on July 9, 2020

Time: 4:00 am

Location: South Twin Lake, near La Pine, Oregon

Data: Camera: Canon T3i (unmodded)

Lens: Canon Kit 55-250mm set at 250mm

Mount: Standard tripod , Unguided...

ISO 1600

Exposure time: 15 sec

f/4.5

BONUS!  Venus in the Hyades star cluster

and reflected on the lake!

July 9, 2020

Time: 4:00 am

Location: South Twin Lake, near La Pine, Oregon

Data: Camera: Canon T3i (unmodded)

Lens: Canon Kit 55-250mm set at 55mm

Mount: Standard tripod , Unguided...

ISO 1600

Exposure time: 15 sec

f/4.5

What a Difference Stacking Makes!

This morning I captured Comet NEOWISE c/2020 f3 (see other post). I had to "hand-stack" my comet's images (with GIMP) because there were insufficient stars to register the 6 frames I had (otherwise I would have used DSS). Here is a comparison of one frame and my stack of 6, enlarged about 300%. It pays to stack, one way or another! (see photo below to see a larger view that shows the difference).

An Early Morning Capture of Comet NEWO

Comet NEOWISE c/2020 f3

July 8, 2020     4:10 am

La Pine, Oregon USA

Canon T3i with a Canon zoom lens set at 55mm

F/4.0     1 sec     iso 1600

cropped somewhat

Unguided, tripod mounted

Taken from La Pine, Oregon facing north-east.

It was about 10 degrees above the horizon (cell tower in pic, too).

The Moon was just past full but it did not hinder the imaging. Venus was just right of this image.

Temperature was right at 32*F.

Comet NEOWISE c/2020 f3

July 8, 2020    4:10 am

La Pine, Oregon USA

Canon T3i with a Canon zoom lens set at 250mm

F/5.6    2 sec    iso 800

cropped

Unguided, tripod mounted