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Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) - 17 Jan. 2015


Comet Lovejoy continues to provide great photo opportunities as it moves high up into the sky as seen from southern California...

Comet Lovejoy and Pleiades
Comet Lovejoy and the Pleiades cluster.
  • Camera: Nikon D700
  • Exposure: 1 x 375 sec. @ ISO 800
  • Lens: 105mm Micro Nikkor
  • Mount: Losmandy Titan
  • Guider: SBIG ST-V guiding on stars

 
Comet Lovejoy

  • Camera: Nikon D600
  • Exposure: 8 x 30 sec. @ ISO 6400
  • Telescope: Borg 100ED with 0.85x focal reducer
  • Mount: Losmandy G11
  • Guider: none