Comet NEOWISE and Loctilucent cloud

[Laurence Green]

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

[Patricia L Keelin]

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

[Dillon Browne]

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

[Hans Stocker]

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!

[Ruth Quist]

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

[Laurence Green]

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

[Laurence Green]

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

[Daniel Mehta]

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.

[Laurence Green]

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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