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Comet Lovejoy Jan 16th passing under Pleiades, seigell
Comet Lovejoy Jan 16th passing under Pleiades
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Comet Lovejoy Jan 16th passing under Pleiades

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During the January Dark of the Moon, Comet Lovejoy passed within 10 degrees of the Pleiades while it was racing through the Nighttime Sky (and passing relatively close to Earth; and also approaching its 1.24AU perihelion). That made for a hard to resist Target...

So, I spent 4 nights with my Canon 60D and EF 70-300 f/3.5-5.6 IS USM at 70mm f/4 1600ISO EQ Mounted and AutoGuided, trying to prove that Lovejoy's Tale really did extend far enough to Tickle the Seven Sisters!!

Location: TAAA CAC Dark Site SE Arizona

Scope: Canon EF 70-300 f3.5-5.6 IS USM @ 70mm f/4

Mount: CG5

Guide: MMAG

Exposure: 16x180s 3200ISO

Camera: Canon 60D

Capture: BackyardEOS v3.1.2

Process: DSS Comet+Star, ACDSeePro8



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Comet Lovejoy Jan 16th passing under Pleiades, seigell