Comet Lovejoy inner coma details
Taken by Maximilian Teodorescu on January 11, 2015 @
Dumitrana (Ilfov), Romania
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Date Taken: 2015:01:12 01:14:29
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Details:
While testing my old 8inch F/5 Newtonian’s new look (meaning a lot of modifications) together with my wife, I got a brief chance at observing and imaging comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) just before the clouds rolled in.
This time, since I was not very far from home (just 5km South), and that usually means a lot of light pollution, I could only image the inner tail of the comet and the general aspect of the coma, so no long-time exposures.The equipment used for this session: Homemade 200mm F/5 Newtonian with SkyWatcher optics, Baader MPCC, Canon 550D at ISO 1600, 27 frames each a 30 seconds shot. The time of acquisition was 16:30-17:10 U.T., with only some frames selected from the initial 45.
The details inside the coma are the result of applying the Larson-Sekanina filter with a value of 30 degrees.
Photographer's website:
http://https://maximusphotography.wordpress.com/
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