Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  IC 353  ·  Maia nebula  ·  Merope nebula  ·  NGC 1432  ·  NGC 1435  ·  The star Atlas (27Tau)  ·  The star Electra (17Tau)  ·  The star Merope (23Tau)  ·  The star Pleione (28Tau)  ·  The star Taygeta (19Tau)  ·  The star δAri  ·  The star ζAri  ·  The star ηTau  ·  The star τ1Ari  ·  The star τ2Ari
Comet Lovejoy and M45, Mark Croom
Comet Lovejoy and M45
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Comet Lovejoy and M45

Comet Lovejoy and M45, Mark Croom
Comet Lovejoy and M45
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Comet Lovejoy and M45

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A single image of Comet Lovejoy (C/2014Q2) exposed for 2 minutes at ISO 1000 with a Canon 5D (Mk I - old version) that has been modified by Hutech to replace the sensor cover to remove the red cutoff. Optics were a 135mm f/2 Canon lens stopped down to f/5.6. Piggyback mounted to a 12-inch scope on an AP1200 mount.

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Comet Lovejoy and M45, Mark Croom