Comet C/2020 F3 (Neowise).
- KingClinton
- Articles: 0
- Posts: 2259
- Joined: Sat Apr 27, 2019 4:45 pm
- 5
- Location: Durban, South Africa.
- Status:
Offline
-
TSS Photo of the Day
Comet C/2020 F3 (Neowise).
We will wait and see, many before this have promised the same and fizzled out.
Skysafari tells me it is currently at 14th magnitude in Lupus.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source= ... 9452342891
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source= ... 9452342891
- Graeme1858
- Co-Administrator
- Articles: 1
- Posts: 7515
- Joined: Mon Jun 24, 2019 7:16 pm
- 4
- Location: North Kent, UK
- Status:
Offline
-
TSS Awards Badges
TSS Photo of the Day
I Broke The Forum.
Re: Comet C/2020 F3 (Neowise).
Regards
Graeme
Celestron 9.25 f10 SCT, f6.3FR, CGX mount.
ASI1600MM Pro, ASI294MC Pro, ASI224MC
ZWO EFW, ZWO OAG, ASI220MM Mini.
APM 11x70 ED APO Binoculars.
https://www.averywayobservatory.co.uk/
- Graeme1858
- Co-Administrator
- Articles: 1
- Posts: 7515
- Joined: Mon Jun 24, 2019 7:16 pm
- 4
- Location: North Kent, UK
- Status:
Offline
-
TSS Awards Badges
TSS Photo of the Day
I Broke The Forum.
Re: Comet C/2020 F3 (Neowise).
Celestron 9.25 f10 SCT, f6.3FR, CGX mount.
ASI1600MM Pro, ASI294MC Pro, ASI224MC
ZWO EFW, ZWO OAG, ASI220MM Mini.
APM 11x70 ED APO Binoculars.
https://www.averywayobservatory.co.uk/
- notFritzArgelander
- In Memory
- Articles: 0
- Posts: 14925
- Joined: Fri May 10, 2019 4:13 pm
- 4
- Location: Idaho US
- Status:
Offline
-
TSS Awards Badges
Re: Comet C/2020 F3 (Neowise).
- OzEclipse
- Moderator
- Articles: 2
- Posts: 2422
- Joined: Sat May 11, 2019 8:11 am
- 4
- Location: Young, NSW, Australia, 34S, 148E
- Status:
Offline
-
TSS Awards Badges
TSS Photo of the Day
Re: Comet C/2020 F3 (Neowise).
Difficult geometry for the southern hemisphere.
Joe
Amateur astronomer since 1978...................Web site : http://joe-cali.com/
Scopes: ATM 18" Dob, Vixen VC200L, ATM 6"f7, Stellarvue 102ED, Saxon ED80, WO M70 ED, Orion 102 Maksutov, ST80.
Mounts: Takahashi EM-200, iOptron iEQ45, Push dobsonian with Nexus DSC, three homemade EQ's.
Eyepieces: TV Naglers 31, 17, 12, 7; Denkmeier D21 & D14; Pentax XW10, XW5, Unitron 40mm Kellner, Meade Or 25,12
Cameras : Pentax K1, K5, K01, K10D / VIDEO CAMS : TacosBD, Lihmsec.
Cam/guider/controllers: Lacerta MGEN 3, SW Synguider, Simulation Curriculum SkyFi 3+Sky safari
Memberships Astronomical Association of Queensland; RASNZ Occultations Section; Single Exposure Milky Way Facebook Group (Moderator) (12k members), The Sky Searchers (moderator)
- Pikaia
- Articles: 0
- Posts: 232
- Joined: Sat Jun 08, 2019 1:45 pm
- 4
- Location: Liverpool
- Status:
Offline
- StarBru
- Articles: 0
- Posts: 662
- Joined: Mon May 13, 2019 1:53 am
- 4
- Location: Arizona, USA
- Status:
Offline
-
TSS Awards Badges
Re: Comet C/2020 F3 (Neowise).
Refractors: Meade AR-5 127mm f/9.3, Meade ST-80 f/5 and Meade 60mm f/12, Jason 60mm f/15 #313, Jason 60mm f/12 #306 S7, Bushnell Sky Chief III 60mm f/15.
Reflectors/Catadioptrics: Meade 10" F/4 Schmidt-Newtonian, Galileo 120mm f/8.3 Newtonian, Meade 2045D 4" f/10 SCT, Meade ETX-90EC f/13.8 & Sarblue 60mm f/12.5 Maksutov-Cassegrains.
Mounts: Skywatcher EQ6-R Pro & Meade LXD55 Equatorial mounts, ES Twilight II and Meade 2102 ALT/AZ mounts, a modified 10" SkyQuest Dobsonian mount, various 60mm EQ mounts.
Misc: Celestron 20x80mm binoculars, Revolution II Imager/accessories, & lots of optical accessories/eyepieces.
Projects: 8" f/2.9 and 65mm f/10 reflectors, Dobson-style binocular mirror mount.
- Pikaia
- Articles: 0
- Posts: 232
- Joined: Sat Jun 08, 2019 1:45 pm
- 4
- Location: Liverpool
- Status:
Offline
- KingClinton
- Articles: 0
- Posts: 2259
- Joined: Sat Apr 27, 2019 4:45 pm
- 5
- Location: Durban, South Africa.
- Status:
Offline
-
TSS Photo of the Day
Re: Comet C/2020 F3 (Neowise).
But when it comes to comets that could become naked eye we seem to lose out.
What you win on the round about you lose on the swings!
- OzEclipse
- Moderator
- Articles: 2
- Posts: 2422
- Joined: Sat May 11, 2019 8:11 am
- 4
- Location: Young, NSW, Australia, 34S, 148E
- Status:
Offline
-
TSS Awards Badges
TSS Photo of the Day
Re: Comet C/2020 F3 (Neowise).
Clinton,KingClinton wrote: ↑Fri Jun 26, 2020 8:49 am Here in the southern hemisphere we generally have nicer goodies to see in the night skies.
But when it comes to comets that could become naked eye we seem to lose out.
What you win on the round about you lose on the swings!
You really are hard to please?? ;-)
Sure they don't come out every year but really "never?"
Comet Lovejoy 25 deg tail (Christmas 2010)
Long tail to naked eye even from Brisbane's light polluted outskirts.
Comet McNought?? head visible in daylight and very bright 50 degree tail visible at night from suburban areas. 20-30 deg tail visible from the centre of the city. (Jan 2007) This was a once in a century comet. Bright enough to impress Joe Public comparing it to fireworks.
This image taken with an 80mm f2.8 lens. Tail went much farther exiting stage right.
And this is with a 35mm lens but on an APSC camera
Comet Hyakutake (1996) 25 deg naked eye tail
Comet Hale Bopp Bright with a tiny little but very cute tail
Amateur astronomer since 1978...................Web site : http://joe-cali.com/
Scopes: ATM 18" Dob, Vixen VC200L, ATM 6"f7, Stellarvue 102ED, Saxon ED80, WO M70 ED, Orion 102 Maksutov, ST80.
Mounts: Takahashi EM-200, iOptron iEQ45, Push dobsonian with Nexus DSC, three homemade EQ's.
Eyepieces: TV Naglers 31, 17, 12, 7; Denkmeier D21 & D14; Pentax XW10, XW5, Unitron 40mm Kellner, Meade Or 25,12
Cameras : Pentax K1, K5, K01, K10D / VIDEO CAMS : TacosBD, Lihmsec.
Cam/guider/controllers: Lacerta MGEN 3, SW Synguider, Simulation Curriculum SkyFi 3+Sky safari
Memberships Astronomical Association of Queensland; RASNZ Occultations Section; Single Exposure Milky Way Facebook Group (Moderator) (12k members), The Sky Searchers (moderator)
- KingClinton
- Articles: 0
- Posts: 2259
- Joined: Sat Apr 27, 2019 4:45 pm
- 5
- Location: Durban, South Africa.
- Status:
Offline
-
TSS Photo of the Day
Re: Comet C/2020 F3 (Neowise).
Thanks for the great images of comets past.
I have a short memory span, I can hardly remember how I got to work this morning, so those comets have long since faded from memory.
Every new comet that could become naked eye slowly creeps from south to north just as it starts brightening up.
- GCoyote
- Articles: 0
- Posts: 2709
- Joined: Mon May 13, 2019 2:53 am
- 4
- Location: Laurel, MD, USA
- Status:
Offline
Re: Comet C/2020 F3 (Neowise).
Gary C
Celestron Astro Master 130mm f5 Newtonian GEM
Meade 114-EQ-DH f7.9 Newtonian w/ manual GEM
Bushnell 90mm f13.9 Catadioptric
Gskyer 80mm f5 Alt/Az refractor
Jason 10x50 Binoculars
Celestron 7x50 Binoculars
Svbony 2.1x42 Binoculars
(And a bunch of stuff I'm still trying to fix or find parts for.)
- KingNothing13 Online
- Moderator
- Articles: 0
- Posts: 1718
- Joined: Wed Jun 19, 2019 4:54 pm
- 4
- Location: Western Mass
- Status:
Online
-
TSS Awards Badges
Re: Comet C/2020 F3 (Neowise).
Scope: Apertura AD10 with Nexus II with 8192/716000 Step Encoders
EPs: ES 82* 18mm, 11mm, 6.7mm; GSO 30mm
Celestron SkyMaster 15x70 Binoculars
List Counts: Messier: 75; Herschel 400: 30; Caldwell: 12; AL Carbon Star List: 16
Brett's Carbon Star Hunt
- notFritzArgelander
- In Memory
- Articles: 0
- Posts: 14925
- Joined: Fri May 10, 2019 4:13 pm
- 4
- Location: Idaho US
- Status:
Offline
-
TSS Awards Badges
Re: Comet C/2020 F3 (Neowise).
- OzEclipse
- Moderator
- Articles: 2
- Posts: 2422
- Joined: Sat May 11, 2019 8:11 am
- 4
- Location: Young, NSW, Australia, 34S, 148E
- Status:
Offline
-
TSS Awards Badges
TSS Photo of the Day
Re: Comet C/2020 F3 (Neowise).
NFA,notFritzArgelander wrote: ↑Sat Jun 27, 2020 8:44 pm Northerners remember Hale-Bopp and Hyakutake in 1997 and 1996 so I don't think you southerners have ANYTHING to complain about. It's us northerners who've had the dry spell.
I agree with you. That was the point of my post. We've had a fantastic run here in the south compared to the north. It's unrealistic to expect bright naked eye comets every year and I don't expect to see another bright, hemisphere filling comet visible from the centre of the city again in my lifetime. Comet McNaught was a once in a lifetime event. For a fortnight until the Moon washed it out, I went out every single night. We had some bushfire smoke but no cloud and the brightest part of the apparition corresponded with new moon.
Joe
Amateur astronomer since 1978...................Web site : http://joe-cali.com/
Scopes: ATM 18" Dob, Vixen VC200L, ATM 6"f7, Stellarvue 102ED, Saxon ED80, WO M70 ED, Orion 102 Maksutov, ST80.
Mounts: Takahashi EM-200, iOptron iEQ45, Push dobsonian with Nexus DSC, three homemade EQ's.
Eyepieces: TV Naglers 31, 17, 12, 7; Denkmeier D21 & D14; Pentax XW10, XW5, Unitron 40mm Kellner, Meade Or 25,12
Cameras : Pentax K1, K5, K01, K10D / VIDEO CAMS : TacosBD, Lihmsec.
Cam/guider/controllers: Lacerta MGEN 3, SW Synguider, Simulation Curriculum SkyFi 3+Sky safari
Memberships Astronomical Association of Queensland; RASNZ Occultations Section; Single Exposure Milky Way Facebook Group (Moderator) (12k members), The Sky Searchers (moderator)
- notFritzArgelander
- In Memory
- Articles: 0
- Posts: 14925
- Joined: Fri May 10, 2019 4:13 pm
- 4
- Location: Idaho US
- Status:
Offline
-
TSS Awards Badges
Re: Comet C/2020 F3 (Neowise).
Yes, I was supporting your point. It's us northerners who are recently bereft. Hale-Bopp and Hyakutake were spectacular. Before that Ikeya-Seki in 1965 as I was building my Newtonian.....OzEclipse wrote: ↑Sat Jun 27, 2020 11:19 pmNFA,notFritzArgelander wrote: ↑Sat Jun 27, 2020 8:44 pm Northerners remember Hale-Bopp and Hyakutake in 1997 and 1996 so I don't think you southerners have ANYTHING to complain about. It's us northerners who've had the dry spell.
I agree with you. That was the point of my post. We've had a fantastic run here in the south compared to the north. It's unrealistic to expect bright naked eye comets every year and I don't expect to see another bright, hemisphere filling comet visible from the centre of the city again in my lifetime. Comet McNaught was a once in a lifetime event. For a fortnight until the Moon washed it out, I went out every single night. We had some bushfire smoke but no cloud and the brightest part of the apparition corresponded with new moon.
Joe
- JayTee
- Articles: 2
- Posts: 5651
- Joined: Thu Apr 25, 2019 3:23 am
- 5
- Location: Idaho, USA
- Status:
Offline
-
TSS Awards Badges
TSS Photo of the Day
Re: Comet C/2020 F3 (Neowise).
Don't forget comet West from 1976.notFritzArgelander wrote: ↑Sat Jun 27, 2020 11:52 pmYes, I was supporting your point. It's us northerners who are recently bereft. Hale-Bopp and Hyakutake were spectacular. Before that Ikeya-Seki in 1965 as I was building my Newtonian.
JT
∞ AP Scopes: #1: TPO 6" f/9 RC #2: ES 102 f/7 APO #3: ES 80mm f/6 APO
∞ G&G Scopes: #1: Meade 102mm f/7.8 #2: Bresser 102mm f/4.5
∞ Guide Scopes: 70 & 80mm fracs -- The El Cheapo Bros.
∞ Mounts: iOptron CEM70AG, SW EQ6R, Celestron AVX, SLT & GT (Alt-Az), Meade DS2000
∞ Cameras: #1: ZWO ASI294MC Pro #2: 662MC #3: 120MC, Canon T3i, Orion SSAG, WYZE Cam3
∞ Binos: 10X50,11X70,15X70, 25X100 ∞ AP Gear: ZWO EAF and mini EFW and the Optolong L-eXteme filter
∞ EPs: ES 2": 21mm 100° & 30mm 82° Pentax XW: 7, 10, 14, & 20mm 70°
Searching the skies since 1966. "I never met a scope I didn't want to keep."
- JayTee
- Articles: 2
- Posts: 5651
- Joined: Thu Apr 25, 2019 3:23 am
- 5
- Location: Idaho, USA
- Status:
Offline
-
TSS Awards Badges
TSS Photo of the Day
Re: Comet C/2020 F3 (Neowise).
Cheers,
JT
∞ AP Scopes: #1: TPO 6" f/9 RC #2: ES 102 f/7 APO #3: ES 80mm f/6 APO
∞ G&G Scopes: #1: Meade 102mm f/7.8 #2: Bresser 102mm f/4.5
∞ Guide Scopes: 70 & 80mm fracs -- The El Cheapo Bros.
∞ Mounts: iOptron CEM70AG, SW EQ6R, Celestron AVX, SLT & GT (Alt-Az), Meade DS2000
∞ Cameras: #1: ZWO ASI294MC Pro #2: 662MC #3: 120MC, Canon T3i, Orion SSAG, WYZE Cam3
∞ Binos: 10X50,11X70,15X70, 25X100 ∞ AP Gear: ZWO EAF and mini EFW and the Optolong L-eXteme filter
∞ EPs: ES 2": 21mm 100° & 30mm 82° Pentax XW: 7, 10, 14, & 20mm 70°
Searching the skies since 1966. "I never met a scope I didn't want to keep."
- KingClinton
- Articles: 0
- Posts: 2259
- Joined: Sat Apr 27, 2019 4:45 pm
- 5
- Location: Durban, South Africa.
- Status:
Offline
-
TSS Photo of the Day
- helicon
- Co-Administrator
- Articles: 596
- Posts: 12405
- Joined: Mon May 06, 2019 1:35 pm
- 5
- Location: Washington
- Status:
Offline
-
TSS Awards Badges
Re: Comet C/2020 F3 (Neowise).
https://earthsky.org/space/how-to-see-c ... f3-neowise
I'm hopeful to see it over the next few days...
Refractors: ES AR152 f/6.5 Achromat on Twilight II, Celestron 102mm XLT f/9.8 on Celestron Heavy Duty Alt Az mount, KOWA 90mm spotting scope
Binoculars: Celestron SkyMaster 15x70, Bushnell 10x50
Eyepieces: Various, GSO Superview, 9mm Plossl, Celestron 25mm Plossl
Camera: ZWO ASI 120
Naked Eye: Two Eyeballs
Latitude: 48.7229° N
Create an account or sign in to join the discussion
You need to be a member in order to post a reply
Create an account
Not a member? register to join our community
Members can start their own topics & subscribe to topics
It’s free and only takes a minute