Comets Lovejoy And ISON

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Comets Lovejoy and ISON
Taken by David Blanchard on November 25, 2013 @ Flagstaff, AZ

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Camera Used: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D700
Exposure Time: 4/1
Aperture: f/1.8
ISO: 1600
Date Taken: 2013:11:25 12:36:47

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After five days of rain and snow -- and overcast skies -- this morning was clear offering, perhaps, a last chance for viewing Comet ISON before its plunge towards the sun. While waiting for it to rise, I shot a sequence of images on C/2013 R1 Lovejoy. Details: ISO1600, 85mm@f/1.8, 20x4s, stacked with DSS. Next is an image of the rising planets Mercury and Saturn. A close inspection shows what appears to be C/2012 S1 ISON faintly visible in the glare of the twilight. Details: ISO1600, 85mm@f/2.8, 1s.

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Sorry, this is NOT the comet. Many degrees from its position!

Posted by 1urabus2 2013-11-25 22:27:42

Unfortunately, the object in your image was not Comet ISON. According to the ephemeris position, the comet was not yet above the horizon.

Posted by astrokareny 2013-11-25 22:41:08

1urabus2 and astrokareny,

Thanks for the correction. I was not certain -- but hoped -- that I had captured ISON.

David

Posted by dob 2013-11-26 04:17:20

Hi David,

Could we use this image on the BBC programme The Sky at Night. If so could you send a high resolution image to: jane.fletcher@bbc.co.uk.

Its quite urgent.

Thanks,

jane

Posted by jane03021967 2013-11-27 09:17:37

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