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Comet Lovejoy

Comet Lovejoy

Posted by Vic Maris on 16th Jan 2015

Dave Weixelman captured this amazing shot of Comet Lovejoy on Tuesday night, January 13 in Nevada City, California.

Telescope: Stellarvue SV80ST-25FT
Stellarvue Field Flattener
Apogee U8300 camera

Exposures were luminance 10 X 60 sec., and 10 X 60 sec for each RGB filter, all binned 2X2.

Images were stacked on the comet with images stacked on the stars and layered them in photoshop. The streamers of the blue ion tail are visible.