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

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

Nice sketch, Deirdre!

Lovely Deirdre. They liked it very much on Cloudy Nights also.