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Lovejoy caught on widefield

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17 years 8 months ago #45320 by paulevans
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Well I awoke just before 0400 this morning. The sky was very hazy but I consulted Starry Night and aimed the camera below and slightly to the west of Vega and took just two shots, not expecting either to be much good, but here is Comet Lovejoy (C2007 E2)! Sulafat and Sheliak are to the upper left of the shot.



Clear skies,

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17 years 8 months ago #45325 by dave_lillis
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Nice capture, it certainly was hazy last night, what mag is the comet ??

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17 years 8 months ago #45347 by paulevans
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Comet magnitude has been estimated at around 8.5 which seems to tie in with the faintest stars visible. The camera settings I used are usually good for about mag 10-11 in a good sky which last night's wasn't!

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