Comet Lovejoy and the Entire Southern Sky Produced into a very Large 180 Degree Panorama -
Taken by Mark Seibold on December 31, 2014 @
Sandy Oregon
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Date Taken: 2014:12:31 08:23:02
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Update with Comet Dateline:
Comet Lovejoy (C/2014 Q2) *[With Dateline added for viewers convenience.] "As some may not enjoy the real thing and just watch the Internet TV pictures after the fact, they may not understand, I have to draw pictures [for them.]
Shortly after my first sighting of the comet last night, I decided to at least produce a 180 degree wide panorama with Constellation Labels and other prominent stars, star clusters, labels, etc., to help friends locate the Comet Lovejoy as it brightens now and the tail may become visible soon as the full moonlight passes after January 4th 2015, the comet will pass closest to the Earth on January 7th.
Under 27 degree temperatures and considerable wind at near the 11:30 pm Dec 29th 2014 ~ midnight hour PST locally (or 6UT Dec 30th 2014,) the chilling experience of capturing the comet photographically last night, although only quickly and briefly in these diminutive images, the wide field panorama here shows the entire south sky with Orion at center at approximately the midnight hour at near the meridian due south. Bright Jupiter is at the left high in the east at this hour, and the Pleiades and current half moon phase to the far west. *See the next image for a slightly more close-up to compare the proximity of Orion to the comets current position as just below and south of Orion. The comet is still technically in Lepus the Hare, a borderline southern constellation of the two hemispheres, but will progress to pass Orion's west side and on into Taurus by mid January (I have the 'Hyades' cluster and Pleiades labeled for reference) to give some idea of the trajectory of the comet over the next few weeks, eventually into Andromeda and Perseus. Closest Approach of the Comet to Earth is on January 7th, and more favorable after the full moon on January 4th moves to the later night sky in the east. *See many websites for daily updates, especially NASA's www.spaceweather.com
Technical: Seven images were produced in 25 seconds each time exposure with a 18mm lens on a Sony NEX5, at ISO 800, to assemble as this 180 degree panorama.
art & photography by markseibold©1954~2014
all rights reserved — at Jonsrud View Point of Mount Hood, Sandy Oregon.
Photographer's website:
http://www.dpreview.com/galleries/1579463287
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