Comet C/2014Q2 Lovejoy

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Comet C/2014Q2 Lovejoy
Taken by Gerald Rhemann on November 29, 2014 @ Farm Tivoli, Namibia/SW Africa

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Date Taken: 2014:12:01 09:24:51

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Telescope: ASA 12" f 3.6 Camera: FLI ML 8300 Mount: ASA DDM85 Exposure time: LRGB 20/20/20/20 min.

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http://www.astrostudio.at

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Gerald, it just does not get any better than this - BRAVO!! . . . but what is the slightly diffuse object adjacent to the inner coma at ~ the 5 oclock position?

Doug Z

Posted by owleye1 2014-12-01 17:17:15

An absolutely beautiful photo !
I think the object is a background star shining through the comets coma.
If you zoom in on the comet it is clearly separate.

Gerald, What telescope is it, How big is the field of view ?

Posted by Wardy 2014-12-01 20:38:06

Hi Wardy. I thought so, too - it just seems that the object in question has a degree of diffuseness to it slightly more than other stars shining through the outer coma. This could be the denser inner coma making the star appear diffuse, and you would be right on. The telescope in question is the amazing 12 f/3.6 astrograph made by AstroSysteme Austria - hence the ASA.

Posted by owleye1 2014-12-02 10:54:27

I am of the opinion that the object is a spurious frame of the brightest part of the inner coma (or false nucleus).

DZ

Posted by owleye1 2014-12-08 12:48:22

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