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Friday, 31 July 2020

Last look at Comet Neowise

Last night I managed to relocate Neowise just below the 'Plough': it's speeding away into the outer reaches of the Solar System and has dimmed to magnitude 5.8 - invisible to the naked eye in all but the very darkest skies. It was good to say a final farewell, though: this has been a memorable apparition (as cometary visits are termed!)

The Moon was low in the south: a perfect position for photography. These images were produced using stacking software. I've also posted an image of the w-shaped constellation Cassiopeia to show how to find the famous M31 Andromeda Galaxy.




Comet Neowise




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