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I Luckily Photographed The C/2020 F3 Neowise Comet
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I Luckily Photographed The C/2020 F3 Neowise Comet

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The C/2020 F3 Neowise was a sensation of this summer – meant to be seen with naked eyes, but it looks was better with a telescope… or a telephoto lens :D Since i got my 500mm lens, i try to use for astrophotograhy, despite its limitations. I missed to catch the comet in the dawn, but i successfully could take a time when the sky was clear, after the comet became visible on the night sky.

So about visibility with naked eyes : I only could see a smut of light near the Talitha star in Ursa Major with naked eyes (the comet moved away to west since then). It was dim even through the telephoto lens, only spectacular on the long expositions with high sensitivity. But on those, it really looked good! And, actually, even with a difficult-to-see comet is very rare.

Here are some of the shots, find below :)

If you want to see the comet yourself, even with or without a telescope, the Live Planetarium is a useful tool to find it : https://theskylive.com/planetarium?objects=sun-moon-c2020f3-mercury-venus-mars-jupiter-saturn-uranus-neptune-pluto&localdata=47.18995%7C18.41034%7CSzekesfehervar+(HU)%7CEurope%2FBudapest%7C0&obj=c2020f3&h=19&m=50&date=2020-07-21#ra|10.050646856487862|dec|46.22508503412231|fov|80

Also is Google Sky Map :)

And an advice, to be patient, wait until it’s almost completley dark, as the comet is very dim, so you cannot see it even after 30 minutes after the sunset. Your eyes need time to accomodate to the darkness.

C/2020 F3 Neowise comet after sunset (500mm lens, composite of 4 frames)

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The comet in the dark night (300mm lens. single frame)

The comet with a watchtower of the abandoned barracks of Taszár, Hungary

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My name is Aelita and I have been an Editor for Bored Panda since 2019. I spend my days working with my amazing team and making articles the best they can be. Fantasy and magic have always ruled over my world, from movies to TV shows, to Video Games to tabletop games like Dungeos and Dragons, I try to find magic in every part of my life. Writing is a big part of me too, I hope to publish a fantasy novel one day. I also enjoy playing guitar and singing, as music always help me to get in a great mood. I have an adorable German Shepherd named Hela and we get into all kinds of adventures together.

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My name is Aelita and I have been an Editor for Bored Panda since 2019. I spend my days working with my amazing team and making articles the best they can be. Fantasy and magic have always ruled over my world, from movies to TV shows, to Video Games to tabletop games like Dungeos and Dragons, I try to find magic in every part of my life. Writing is a big part of me too, I hope to publish a fantasy novel one day. I also enjoy playing guitar and singing, as music always help me to get in a great mood. I have an adorable German Shepherd named Hela and we get into all kinds of adventures together.

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