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Astronomy => Astrophotography => Topic started by: MarkS on Jul 18, 2020, 11:26:18

Title: Comet Neowise with Green Coma
Post by: MarkS on Jul 18, 2020, 11:26:18
Here's a quickly processed crop of a single frame from a long sequence last night - this one was taken at 1am BST.  Although the nucleus is overexposed, you can clearly see the green coma surrounding it.  Nikon Z6 on Tak Epsilon 180ED ( 500mm focal length at f/2.8 ) 30 sec exposure at ISO 400.

(http://www.markshelley.co.uk/Astronomy/2020/NeowiseGreenComa_2020_07_17.jpg)

Mark
Title: Re: Comet Neowise with Green Coma
Post by: Roberto on Jul 18, 2020, 19:11:43
This is great. The colours are spot on.
Title: Re: Comet Neowise with Green Coma
Post by: MarkS on Jul 19, 2020, 13:13:06
Here's the processed version from data taken the same night - 23:30BST on 17 July:

(http://www.markshelley.co.uk/Astronomy/2020/Neowise2020_07_17_small.jpg)

It's a stack of 10 x 30sec ISO 400 exposures from the Nikon Z6 on a Tak Epsilon 180ED (500mm focal length).

Larger version here: http://www.markshelley.co.uk/Astronomy/2020/Neowise2020_07_17.jpg

Mark
Title: Re: Comet Neowise with Green Coma
Post by: Hugh on Jul 19, 2020, 17:11:43
Oh! That is lovely Mark! :lol:

Hugh
Title: Re: Comet Neowise with Green Coma
Post by: Carole on Jul 19, 2020, 20:53:13
Great image Mark.

This comet must have a different constitution to usual comets which are normally predominantly green including the tail.  At least the few I have seen are green.

Carole   
Title: Re: Comet Neowise with Green Coma
Post by: The Thing on Jul 20, 2020, 10:37:58
That is amazing Mark. Great colours. Is the head green because of all the little green men :abducted: on it?  ;) Or as I have just read, because there carbon based cyanogens being given off.
Title: Re: Comet Neowise with Green Coma
Post by: RobertM on Jul 20, 2020, 16:11:23
That's looking great Mark.  I really like the the way you've been able to bring out the colour in the coma and show the fine filamentary details in the ion tail.

Duncan, evaporating green men surely :lol:

Robert
Title: Re: Comet Neowise with Green Coma
Post by: Mac on Jul 21, 2020, 10:28:56
That's looking good.

went out again last night, very clear,
Took a few more photos, Would post but need to fix my Mac as the HDD Failed  :!

Mac.