Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
Comet C/2014Q2 Lovejoy, Mark Croom
Comet C/2014Q2 Lovejoy
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Comet C/2014Q2 Lovejoy

Comet C/2014Q2 Lovejoy, Mark Croom
Comet C/2014Q2 Lovejoy
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Comet C/2014Q2 Lovejoy

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Comet Lovejoy - visible naked-eye from a dark site. This photo is a stack of ten 2-minute subframes taken from 20:05-20:25 EST (Jan 10, 2015 0105-0125 UT), during which time the comet's motion is not insignificant yet the tracking was merely sidereal (unguided).

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Comet C/2014Q2 Lovejoy, Mark Croom