Comet NEOWISE and Loctilucent cloud

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• • July 14, 2020 at 5:37 pm #440254
    Laurence Green

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    Here is a lovely image of comet NEOWISE  (Near Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) set against a beautiful backdrop of noctilucent cloud.  Image posted comes from the NASA APOD website.

    Here it is:-  https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2007/noctilucentNeowisePaoly.jpg

    Laurence

  • July 14, 2020 at 7:40 pm #440258
    Patricia L Keelin

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    Ah! That is so beautiful, Laurence. Thank you for posting the link. There’s another photo of the comet over Stonehenge (and further links) on their main website: https://apod.nasa.gov

  • July 15, 2020 at 3:22 pm #440351
    Dillon Browne

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    Mel Gigg, a friend not in the CAS went out last weekend to capture images of the comet. The results are stunning and I asked if he minded me posting the results in this forum. Best explain what happened from his Facebook page:

    “Time lapse of Comet Neowise taken from the Kingstone Field to the North of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.
    I set up five still camera’s alongside some astro friends just after sunset and we soon located the comet in the fading twilight. Four of the camera’s with lenses from 50-200mm were on fixed tripods and the fifth with a 300mm lens was tracking the comet on my Astrotrac. Each camera had to be checked regularly for battery power, card space and exposure drift. My friends had to leave and I was contemplating packing up but then the most stupendous noctilucent cloud display kicked off and totally upstaged the comet making it one of the most memorable nights of my life.
    I recorded 13,500 images totaling 210gb of data what you see in this time lapse is less than a quarter of it.”

    The Comet and Noctilucent Clouds

  • July 15, 2020 at 7:00 pm #440367
    Hans Stocker

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    This is a really stunning timelapse, Airhead58. I can imagine this is quite an event to witness. The close up of the noctilucent waves is incredible. Thanks for sharing here!

  • July 15, 2020 at 10:46 pm #440378
    Ruth Quist

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    Airhead58, what a show! Kind of reset our cells. I am still shaking my head, so beautiful.

  • July 17, 2020 at 6:15 pm #440559
    Laurence Green

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    Continuing the lovely theme, that is, Comet NEOWISE.

    Here are 7 more photos of the comet that were posted by members of the BBC’s Weather Watchers today.

    Here they are:-  https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/53388925

    What a sight!

    Laurence

  • July 23, 2020 at 5:08 pm #441256
    Laurence Green

    Participant

    Here is another post, again taken from the NASA APOD website page, showing comet NEOWISE in full glory.

    https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200722.html

    This comet is forecasted not to appear in our Earth-bound whereabouts for the next 6,800 years which by then we will, by today, be surely unplugged.

    Laurence

  • July 24, 2020 at 2:55 pm #441388
    Daniel Mehta

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    Airhead53, that time-lapse is utterly astounding. I love the way the undulatus ripples seem to feed in to the main ‘core’. Something I never expected to see, and probably the most beautiful thing I have ever seen happen in a cloud.

  • August 4, 2020 at 5:45 pm #442701
    Laurence Green

    Participant

    Here is a lovely shot to enjoy – taken from the Vikos Gorge, northern Greece – show comet NEOWISE set against a beautiful starlit sky with nice clouds at the base to compliment the whole scene.  Note – the photographer spent a huge time waiting for this shot, braving cold winds and prowling local wolves.

    https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200803.html

    Laurence

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