Comet NEOWISE aka C 2020/F3 as seen just after sunset

 The comet Neowise


Shot 2020 07 25

Canon 7D MK2 with Canon 300mm F2.8 IS L lens, on tripod

Setting: 0.8 sec f2.8  ISO of 16,000

Object was very low in the sky, just after sunset.  Had to shoot from backyard using roof of house to block street lights.

In retrospect, I perhaps should have used a 1Dx with its faster ISO speed and lower noise, but... still came out not too bad.

 





 


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