Comet Lovejoy's Ion Tail
Taken by Alan Dyer on January 11, 2015 @
Silver City, NM
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Camera Used: Canon Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure Time: 60/1
Aperture: f/2.0
ISO: 1600
Date Taken: 2015:01:11 21:47:36
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Sunday night I dodged some clouds to shoot Comet Lovejoy with both a telephoto lens and a closeup with a telescope. The blue ion tail seemed a little fainter and thinner than on previous nights but exposures with the 135mm telephoto lens recorded it stretching back at least 5 to 6 degrees, perhaps farther. The close-up shot through the telescope records fine structure and filaments, no doubt changing by the hour and night. Next project is to shoot a time-lapse! The comet was easy to see naked eye and the tail was just visible with 36mm binoculars.
Photographer's website:
http://www.amazingsky.net
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