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Neowise en Brocéliande

Comète Neowise au-dessus du château de Comper, avec l'aimable autorisation des propriétaires

 

I chose this picture as my personnal "pic of the year", Here is the story behind it :

 

The choice was an obvious one here, even though this is not my most popular photo of the year.

I work at the Centre de l'Imaginaire Arthurien, which is located in Brittany, France, in the castle of Comper. I happen to be an astro enthousiast as well, so I was thrilled when the third comet of the year decided to shine through the summer. One day, a colleague asked me if I could place the comet above the castle. I wasn't sure it was possible, so I lost litteraly 2 weeks of sleep trying both during the evenings and very, very early morning. Finally, one moonless night, I could place it precisely where I wanted it, and asked another colleague to hold a light to the castle while I took the picture.

It may not be the most popular picture I took, nor even really the best, but for the work and dedication it took, and the result, this picture is clearly special to me.

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Uploaded on July 22, 2020
Taken on July 21, 2020