Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Aries (Ari)  ·  Contains:  The star 21Per  ·  The star 35Ari  ·  The star 39Ari  ·  The star 41Ari
Comet Lovejoy (c/2014 Q2): Moonlight factor increases, Jan Curtis
Comet Lovejoy (c/2014 Q2): Moonlight factor increases
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Comet Lovejoy (c/2014 Q2): Moonlight factor increases

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Despite a pretty thin crescent moon, capturing Lovejoy is becoming more problematic. Tonight, I took longer subs at lower iso and the result was surprisingly good.

Taken at f/5 at 7:25PM. I was still able to see the coma of Lovejoy naked eye despite the moonlight. I'd estimate Lovejoy's brightness equal to 39ARI = +4.5 tonight.

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Comet Lovejoy (c/2014 Q2): Moonlight factor increases, Jan Curtis

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