{"id":1967,"date":"2020-07-21T21:17:50","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T01:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/matthannan.net\/blog\/?p=1967"},"modified":"2020-07-21T21:42:28","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T01:42:28","slug":"comet-neowise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matthannan.net\/blog\/comet-neowise\/","title":{"rendered":"Comet NEOWISE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This thing was in the sky for about a month before things lines up enough for me to get a glimpse of it. Never could see it with my naked eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"909\" data-attachment-id=\"1968\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/matthannan.net\/blog\/comet-neowise\/5953-5959\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/5953-5959.png?fit=1980%2C2811&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1980,2811\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"420\" data-attachment-id=\"1971\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/matthannan.net\/blog\/comet-neowise\/nice_6003-6008\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Nice_6003-6008.png?fit=3011%2C1976&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3011,1976\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Nice_6003-6008\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Nice_6003-6008.png?fit=640%2C420&amp;ssl=1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Nice_6003-6008.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matthannan.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Nice_6003-6008.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Most folks say binoculars are the sweet spot. Guess what I do not have. The worst part of it, aside from the first three weeks of it being up at 3AM, were the endless clouds in the north-west sky. Calin came out to the local big field with me a couple of nights. But he had to stay home last night. That freed me to stay there a bit longer and concentrate. I&#8217;d love a new camera, as my Nikon D40 (6.0 MP) is well past its prime at this point. But, with a little know-how and some sweet talk, I manged to get a few decent pics. Not bad for blind shooting!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This thing was in the sky for about a month before things lines up enough for me to get a glimpse of it. Never could see it with my naked eye. Most folks say binoculars are the sweet spot. 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