Comet
Taken by Kevin Palmer on January 15, 2015 @
Spring Lake, Illinois
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Date Taken: 2015:01:16 16:50:57
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Comet Lovejoy (C/2014 Q2) moves through the constellation Taurus. First found last August, this comet is the fifth discovered by amateur astronomer Terry Lovejoy. Shining at about 4th magnitude, the comet is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye, and looks even better in binoculars. The comet is currently 50 million miles away from earth, and it's approaching the sun for perihelion on January 30th. Once it leaves our solar system it will not return again for another 8000 years. In the nights ahead Comet Lovejoy will be approaching Pleiades, the bright blue cluster of stars. This weekend is the best time to see the comet, before the moon returns to the evening skies.
This picture is a stack of 21 4-minute exposures shot with a Pentax K5 and a 50mm lens. An iOptron Skytracker was used to track the stars.
Photographer's website:
http://www.kevin-palmer.com
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