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C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy sketches Jan 1s Jan 6th / 7th plus video

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9 years 2 months ago - 9 years 2 months ago #102825 by DeirdreKelleghan
C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy January 1st 2015 - Conditions were far from ideal , it was very windy and cloudy with too much moonlight. In between the cloud gaps I caught a glimpse of the comet in my 10X50 's so I decided to set up my 25X100 's binoculars in hope of a sketch. In Ireland , it is always a possibility that this could be my only opportunity to sketch this comet for days or weeks.
Engulfed in Virginia creeper twigs I waited for a break in the relentless fast moving cumulus. The coma was large, the nucleus looked kinda oblong, not a pinpoint, not circular. There was no tail visible to me but the coma was asymmetric in shape, with a tint of green,diffuse at the edges.
Nice star field on the edge of Lepus.
Mag 5 - 25X100 Strathspey binoculars on a Manfrotto tripod. Pastel and White Gel pen on black paper. 22:48 UT - 23:39 UT long sketch due to conditions

January 1 st 6th and 7th sketches plus more text detail and video showing the movement of the comet over 153 minutes
are in the link below
Deirdre

Lovejoy sketches and video


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9 years 2 months ago #102826 by jeyjey
Nice sketch, Deirdre!

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9 years 2 months ago #102855 by donalmcnamara
Lovely Deirdre. They liked it very much on Cloudy Nights also.

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