Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
Comet Lovejoy 2014Q2 in Taurus, Jeff Lusher
Comet Lovejoy 2014Q2 in Taurus
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Comet Lovejoy 2014Q2 in Taurus

Comet Lovejoy 2014Q2 in Taurus, Jeff Lusher
Comet Lovejoy 2014Q2 in Taurus
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Comet Lovejoy 2014Q2 in Taurus

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Just a quick shot of Comet Lovejoy last night out at Monarto with several members of the Astronomical Society of South Australia. The Pleiades are in the bottom left and starting to show some blue nebulocity and Aldebaran its the bright red star on the lower right with the Comet in the upper right. If you look carefully you can see that the tail is pointing down towards Aldebaran an covers about half the distance.

Mount- Takahashi TeeGul.

Exposure - 60sec

ASA - 800

Lens - Takumar 50mm f/1.4 F/2.8

Camera - Canon 400D (Modded)

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Comet Lovejoy 2014Q2 in Taurus, Jeff Lusher