Our cosmic visitor...NEOWISE

[Cicada]

Heard about a comet visiting our night skies and decided to take a shot at it.  Set the alarm for 3:00 am (obscene)  got gas and headed out to some high ground thinking it wouldn't be up yet.  I read it was supposed to rise about an hour before sunrise.  It was already fairly high in the sky.  Got a few shots before the sun bleached it out.  I am looking forward to another clear night to give it another go.  I have spots with better foreground ideas.  The way our society behaves these days, I liked the "Keep Out" sign.

[Canon Guy]

Great shots!

[Cicada]

Night number two of clear skies and calm winds, making for great conditions to travel around and look for subjects to include with the comet.  Hamden Slough, part of the refuge system northeast of Audubon, MN and when the fog moved in, relocated to Big Cormorant Lake in Becker County.   I overslept, so I didn't have much time to try too many things.

[Cicada]

Night number three in a row of perfect conditions.  The big tree is locally well known.  In our family it is called "Halfway Tree" because it was halfway between Grandpa's house in Barnesville, MN and the spot he kept his pontoon on North Lida Lake.  The other two were taken from Hwy 108 crossing between North and South Lidas.  I'm not sure, but I think I may have captured noctilucent clouds.  I don't know if you should be able to see them from this far south, but the white clouds before sunrise make me wonder.  https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/noctilucent-clouds-what-they-are-and-how-to-see-them/

[rundrave]

sweet pics!

Edited July 17, 2020 by rundrave