Comet C/2020 F8 (SWAN) was discovered on April 11, 2020 in images taken by NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory. This was my first attempt at photographing a comet, it was quite a challenging task for me as the comet wasn't visible in the finder scope under the light polluted skies together with a low altitude position (about 20 degrees). Fortunately, I managed to get 17 minutes total integration time before the skies got too bright. The tail is barely visible in the image.
5 days later. This, I think, will be my last glimpse of the comet.
Equipment: Skywatcher 150/750, Nikon D5300, EQ3 Pro
Settings: 20s exposure, ISO400
Software: DSS, PS
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