Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy And M45

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Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy and M45
Taken by Robert Mueller on January 13, 2015 @ Red Rock Observatory Sedona, Arizona

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Date Taken: 2015:01:14 23:17:10

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Widefield image showing Comet C2014 Q2 on it's northward trek near M45. Comet's tail is over 7 degrees. Imaged with Nikon D610 @ 70mm on an Ioptron Sky Tracker. Stack of 18 frames, 30 seconds, ISO 3200, f2.8

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Very nice picture.
I ordered a Sky Tracker from Ioptron and I am very excited to start using it.
I can see that it works great for you. Again very beautiful shot of the comet and M45.
If you have any tips to give me with the Ioptron, I would appreciate it.
Thanks,

Alvaro Garay

Posted by aledgavi 2015-01-15 10:27:10

Alvaro,
Make sure you get the polar scope. Then I got an Android App that shows the exact position of polaris relative to the graphic in the polar scope. With good polar alignment the Sky Tracker works well. It also tracks past the meridian well.
Robert

Posted by geoshare 2015-01-15 11:41:21

May I ask what you used to stack the frames? Gorgeous picture.

Posted by GangnamStyle 2015-01-15 16:49:03

I processed the image in PixInsight. I did a simple Star Align and Integration followed by Color Calibration and Noise Reduction.
Robert

Posted by geoshare 2015-01-15 22:56:28

Thank you Robert.
I appreciate your input. I cant wait to try the sky tracker. Supposed to get it today. :-)

Posted by aledgavi 2015-01-16 10:12:02

Thanks Robert.

Alvaro, I have an iOptron sky tracker as well. It works amazingly. I took a 2 hour time lapse of Orion at 75mm with my Canon 6D and 24mm lens attached (pretty heavy stuff) and it worked like a charm. You wont be disappointed.

Posted by GangnamStyle 2015-01-16 11:18:52

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