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Comet C/2020 F3 (aka 'NEOWISE')

1/8/2021

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Picture
Project365: Day 6 - January 6

Title: Comet C/2020 F3 (Neowise)

Commentary:
Another image "from the archives."

I had photographed a total lunar eclipse, a total solar eclipse, but never a comet. This comet was a "binoculars comet" -- it was not visible to the naked eye. But it didn't escape the wide-open lens in a 15-second exposure. The comet was discovered by astronomers during the NEOWISE mission of the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer space telescope.

Why is this picture from the archives important to me? Again, it was a first. Taking the picture involved a lot of guesswork. I knew, relatively, where it "should" be in the sky, so I aimed, set the timer, and hit the button. I was ecstatic when I got home and viewed this on the computer to see that I got it.

Sorry there isn't a longer or more-thrilling tale behind this photograph.
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    Christopher Cawley.

    One day I picked up a camera.  And discovered this is pretty awesome.

    #project365 is something I hope to keep up with through the year 2021.  A picture every day.  Sometimes they're pics of things important to me, or sometimes just a random shot of something that looked good at the time.  Sometimes they'll be pictures from my archives. "'PictureIT' because anything can be interesting if you let it be."

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