A 3 comet night

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #1 12-08-2020, 01:01 AM

A three comet night. From August 11 2020 around 7:30EST (0930UT).
Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) with thin ion tail and broad dust fan, Comet C/2017 T2 PANSTARRS) and 2019 U6 (LEMMON) both with curved little dust tails.

GSO 10" F4 Newtonian, Full Spectrum Canon 1100D, 40x20, 30x20, 30x20 secs respectively. Interestingly, I left the camera orientation the same for all shots.

leon · #2 12-08-2020, 05:50 AM

Well that is pretty impressive Kevin, well done indeed.

Leon

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #3 12-08-2020, 08:24 AM

Thanks Leon. Yes there were all lined up in the western sky just after sunset.

Merlin66 (Ken) · #4 14-08-2020, 10:41 AM

Kevin,
Well done mate!
Great catches, not everyday an opportunity to find/ image three comets on one night comes up.
Congratulations!!