July 2020

July saw the appearance of comet c/2020 F3 also known as Neowise. Many calculations using PhotoPills and Stellarium later we waited patiently for a clear night and managed two. Night vigils at Goodrich Castle in Herefordshire and above Monmouth resulted in these images.

How ironic the very month we could get out and photograph was cloudy!

Night Time Monmouth from the zig zag road to Lydart

Night Time Monmouth from the zig zag road to Lydart

The twinkly lights of Monmouth. Very obliging cars using their headlights to light paint the road and foreground.

Comet Neowise Over Monmouth

Comet Neowise Over Monmouth

Finally clear skies so we could get the comet over nighttime Monmouth

Neowise Comet over Goodrich Castle and Flanesford Priory

Neowise Comet over Goodrich Castle and Flanesford Priory

A break in the clouds, our shadows clearly visible in the field of borage beneath the castle.

Comet Neowise Above Goodrich Castle Herefordshire

Comet Neowise Above Goodrich Castle Herefordshire

The clouds broke and there it was!