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
C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy, Jordi
C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy
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C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy

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C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy comet near Pleiades. 4h24 in 136 frames of 2 minutes each. Canon 1100 D with Canon EF L 100 mm f/2.8 macro with Celestron LPR (Light Polution Reducer). The Celestron LPR placed in front of the lens with an adapter ring.

Urban/suburban sky.

Frame uncropped.

At the right, C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy comet coma.

DeepSkyStacker in average mode. C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy comet near Pleiades. 1h58 in 56(*) frames of 2 minutes each. Canon 1100 D with Canon EF L 100 mm f/2.8 macro with Celestron LPR (Light Polution Reducer). The Celestron LPR placed in front of the lens with an adapter ring.

*) original sequence is 136 frames, but the last 56 enjoyed better sky so I have stacked them for this picture

Urban/suburban sky.

Frame uncropped.

In this image, comet's tail spans about 10º from west to east. North is up.

DeepSkyStacker in average mode, centered on stars. You can see a version centered on the comet here.

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C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy, Jordi