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Thread: Comet Neowise
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07-10-2020, 02:21 PM #1
Comet Neowise
This is pretty cool. Not sure I've actually seen a comet before! Has anyone seen it yet?
https://www.cnet.com/how-to/comet-ne...w-to-catch-it/
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07-10-2020, 02:30 PM #2"We don't beat the reaper by living longer, we beat the reaper by living well and living fully." - Randy Pausch
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07-10-2020, 09:29 PM #3man of ice
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THat's cool I hadn't heard of that, thanks. I'm gonna try to check that out if we get some clear weather
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07-10-2020, 10:07 PM #4
Haven't seen this one yet but now I've got to make an effort to look.
I remember seeing Hale-Bopp in 1997 but I've got to go look for this one now. A comet visible to the naked eye is probably worth being awake at an inconvenient hour.
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07-10-2020, 10:15 PM #5
I remember seeing Hale-bopp too. We drove up to Snoqualmie pass to see it with less light pollution a few times. I also distinctly remember running through the yard as a 6-7 year old and suddenly it clicked that I was going to die before it came back to Earth
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07-10-2020, 10:42 PM #6glocal
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I'm holding out for Nibiru.
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07-11-2020, 06:27 AM #7
This is 2020, I'd be a little cautious when talking about comets.
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07-11-2020, 06:40 AM #8Registered User
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Haha
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07-11-2020, 08:21 AM #9
I got out to see it this morning, but I was a little late. Intended to leave the house at 3:00, but didn't get out till almost 4:00. It starts getting light really early this time of year, even with daylight saving. I could see the comet well through binoculars, but was almost impossible to see with the naked eye at that time. Hopefully the comet is still visible in about a week when it will be in the northwest sky after sunset. That will be a much more reasonable hour for viewing!
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07-11-2020, 08:42 AM #10glocal
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Maybe Elon Musk could send a rocket to guide it a little closer to Earth.
You know, like, for entertainment purposes?
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07-11-2020, 11:30 AM #11
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07-11-2020, 02:03 PM #12
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07-11-2020, 02:17 PM #13
what length was your exposure?
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07-11-2020, 03:29 PM #14
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07-12-2020, 07:59 AM #15
Cloudy.
Well maybe I'm the faggot America
I'm not a part of a redneck agenda
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07-12-2020, 08:18 AM #16Registered User
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07-12-2020, 10:38 AM #17
A local photog got this shot. He lists his settings in the post.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CChTCrtn0bN/
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07-12-2020, 11:14 AM #18Registered User
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Here's a nice one with Mt. Hood from a local photographer. They gave their settings in this post
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07-12-2020, 11:23 AM #19
That Mt Hood shot is incredible!
Sounds like the best evening viewing will begin this week. Technically the comet will be visible tonight, but it will be very close to the horizon. The best viewing will be between July 14-20 with the comet slowly moving up in the sky and moving from the NNW to the NW. Look in the sky about 80 minutes after sunset.
https://www.space.com/comet-neowise-...july-2020.html
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07-12-2020, 01:40 PM #20
There’s some great photos on spaceweathergallery.com and Sky & Telescope. The photographers give their settings there too. Hoping to see it this week.
https://spaceweathergallery.com/
https://skyandtelescope.org/astronom...ights-at-dawn/
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07-12-2020, 03:39 PM #21
Here's a nice pic. Not mine.
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07-13-2020, 05:23 AM #22
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07-13-2020, 09:59 AM #23
Nice photo. From the info it looks like he stacked the photos of Hood + comet at various settings to get that.
Not nearly as majestic but here's one done unstacked with settings.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/photom...on_xf50-140mm/"timberridge is terminally vapid" -- a fortune cookie in Yueyang
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07-14-2020, 08:50 AM #24
being 2020, i fully expect a massive outgas to redirect the comet to hit Earth after swinging around the sun.
Originally Posted by blurred
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07-14-2020, 09:14 AM #25
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