What a spectacular week to be in astronomy! I spent 5 straight mornings with Comet Neowise this week and it has been a blast. Hoping the comet continues to put on a show in the evening over the next week or two.
Comet Neowise on July 8 from Ritter Park in Huntington, WV at the Memorial Arch. 85mm Sigma f1.4 Art lens on the Canon Ra.
Comet Neowise on July 9, 2020 from Greasy Ridge, OH. Sigma 85mm f1.4 on Canon Ra.
Comet Neowise over Gallia County farm. 85mm f1.4 Sigma Art on Canon Ra. July 10, 2020.
Comet Neowise with Canon Ra and Redcat 51 (250mm f 5.6) on July 11 in Nautical twilight.
Comet Neowise on July 12 with Celestron RASA 8” (400mm f2) and the ZWO ASI 294MC Pro camera.
Comet Neowise in color from July 12, 2020. Celestron RASA 8 f2 and ZWO ASI 294MC Pro
First light with the Rokinon 135 f2. The lens did not disappoint. I had high standards after the 85mm f1.4 Sigma Art was so impressive. This lens looks fantastic as others have demonstrated. What a fantastic comet. I have one more image to process. It will be bittersweet to complete processing on Comet Neowise. A complete blast.
The views of the comet from Spruce Knob were simply some of the finest astronomical views I have ever had. The ion tail seemed to stretch unending into the atmosphere. What a joy to view.
30 images of 60 seconds were stacked in Pixinsight on Comet and Stars. All images at f2 ISO 1250
One final image of the glorious Comet Neowise. This image was captured on July 25, 2020 from Calhoun County Park in WV. The goal was to capture detail in the ion tail. The waves are the result of the comet nucleus and associated gas jets, rotating. The waves result from this rotation of the gas jets spewing out comet material. I hoe you have a chance to view this glorious comet.
Image acquired with 20 individual frames of 30 seconds stacked to maximize the signal to noise and freeze the detail in the ion tail. Celestron RASA and ZWO ASI294MC Pro.