On the morning of May 3rd 2020 I photographed Comet C/2020 F8 (SWAN).
This comet was discovered by amateur astronomer Michael Mattiazzo from Swan Hill in Victoria, Australia.

Article about discovery:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-0...

Presentation by Michael Mattiazzo about how he discovered the comet:
   • Video  

Find me on...
Twitter:   / wonkyastronomer  

My other Youtube channel:
   / noswonky  

Equipment used:
Celestron CPC 1100 HD + Hyperstar (11-inch f/2)
Watec 910BD monochrome video camera - http://www.kuriwaobservatory.com/TACO...
IOTA VTI (GPS Video Time Inserter) - http://videotimers.com/home.html
StarTech SVID2USB23 video capture device - https://www.startech.com/au/WhereToBu...
Pegasus Astro Ultimate Power Box - https://pegasusastro.com/products/ult...
Pegasus Astro Focus Motor - https://pegasusastro.com/motor-focus-...
NexDome Observatory - https://www.nexdome.com/

Software:
IOTA Video Capture - http://occultations.org/observing/sof...
CPWI Telescope Control - https://www.celestron.com/pages/celes...
Sky Safari (Planetarium on macOS) - https://skysafariastronomy.com/
Starry Night (Planetarium on Windows) - https://starrynight.com/starry-night-...
POTH (Dome Control) - https://ascom-standards.org/FAQs/POTH...
Pegasus Astro Ultimate Power Box Controller - https://pegasusastro.com/support/
Watec 910BD Camera Controller - http://www.hristopavlov.net/WAT910BD/

Theme music:
Emotional Blockbuster 2 by Rafael Krux
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5639-emotio...
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...