Comet Neowise from French Riviera

At the moment I am sharing this photo, a spectacular comet is visible in the Northern Hemisphere, early before sunrise. So bright that it is clearly visible to the naked eye! I do not remember if we have ever seen such a comet in the 21st century... So go outside right now and observe it before it is too late!

 

With amateur astronomers from the area, we decided to team up and travel a bit far from the city of Nice (French Riviera) to get a nice and clear view of the North horizon, where the comet is located.

 

This picture was captured from the seaside of "Le Cap d'Antibes" next to Juan-Les-Pins, almost 20 km south of Nice, at 4:40 a.m local time.

 

It was just about an hour before sunset and the comet NEOWISE (C2020 F3) as well as the stars were getting fainter and fainter because of the bright sky background at dawn. Still, the graded colors of the sky, from blue to orange, make the view interesting and a bit more dramatic.

 

TECHNICAL DETAILS

 

📷 Canon 700D + Canon 50 mm F/1.8 STM + Standard Tripod

→ Single 5 seconds exposure

→ ISO 800

→ 50 mm

→ f/4

Softwares: Dxo Optics pro 9 for noise reduction / Lightroom for all the edits.

Done