Comet Lovejoy (C/2014 Q2) on Feb-20
Taken by Yasushi Aoshima on February 20, 2015 @ Ishikawa, JAPAN
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  Camera Used: Canon Canon EOS 6D
Exposure Time: 15/1
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 12800
Date Taken: 2015:02:21 23:29:08
 
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Long-awaited fine day after Jan-13 in my town. M76 dived into the ion tail in this night. Data: EF300mmF2.8L USM, CanonEOS6D, 12800 ISO, 32x15sec stacked (19:53:13-20:02:35 JST)
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Yasushi

What a great capture on your part! Lovejoys Tail passing over M76 is a definite photo op winner!

Congratulations!

*It also appears that you photo-stitched a large composite to get the entire visible tail. Very nice technical work!

Thanks for posting this, and I think it should also go to NASAs Astronomy Picture of the Day or other Internet venues of scientific interest.

Mark Seibold, Artist-Astronomer Portland/Sandy Oregon USA
Posted by markseibold 2015-02-21 16:01:11
*PS: I meant to ask what mount and drive that you used for your excellent equatorial tracking.

Thanks for any further info,

Mark Seibold, Artist-Astronomer, Portland/Sandy Oregon USA
Posted by markseibold 2015-02-21 16:03:06
 
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