Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Extremely wide field
Comet Lovejoy and M45, Glen Wurden
Comet Lovejoy and M45
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Comet Lovejoy and M45

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Comet Lovejoy's tail is huge! Faint, but huge. The visible length is more than 17 degrees. This is a stack of 15 frames, 30 seconds each, Nikon D600 with Nikon 70-200 mm lens @105 mm, f/2.8, on an iOptron Skytracker mount. From 18:31 to 18:40, 1/17/2015, under excellent seeing conditions.

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Comet Lovejoy and M45, Glen Wurden