Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3)with Bifurcated Tail

By: Rod Pommier July 15, 2020 0

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Photographer:

Rod Pommier

Location of Photo:

Pommier Observatory, Portland, OR, USA

Date/Time of photo:

2020-07-13 ~11:20 GMT

Equipment:

Telescope/Mount: Celestron Super C8-Plus with 0.68x focal reducer/corrector, Byers drive. Camera:Canon EOS 20D. Exposures: 20 times 15 seconds at ISO *))

Description:

This close-up image of comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) shows the nucleus, coma, two bright triangular fans projecting rearwards off the coma, and the bifurcated tail, separated a long thin dark lane, amidst a few colorful background stars