Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Columba (Col)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
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Comet C/ 2014 Q2 Lovejoy From Northern California, Tom Robbe
Comet C/ 2014 Q2 Lovejoy From Northern California
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Comet C/ 2014 Q2 Lovejoy From Northern California

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Comet C/ 2014 Q2 Lovejoy From Northern California, Tom Robbe
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Comet C/ 2014 Q2 Lovejoy From Northern California

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I worked hard to get this. The comet is quite low from here, and pretty much in the heart of my worst light pollution. Hence all the noise. I still haven't been able to get my guiding system to work, so when I do maybe I'll try longer exposures. This is also my first photo attempt with my new Explore Scientific 80 Triplet, and I found it harder to get a precise focus with it as compared with my ES 102. However, I was able to get more of the comet's tail. With shorter exposures than I have been using, and using Orion's Field Flattener for Short Refractors, I got pretty round stars. Thanks for looking!

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Comet C/ 2014 Q2 Lovejoy From Northern California, Tom Robbe