Saturday, January 10, 2015
C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)
Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) on Jan 8th 2015 while in the constellation Eridanus prior to crossing into Taurus.
Distance: .47 AU 70,311,00 Km (43,690,000 Mi)
Mag: 5.0
Velocity: 36.5 Km/s
Camera: Starlight Xpress SXV-M7C
Guider: Starlight Xpress SXV-AG
Scope: Celestron C8 w/6.3 FR @ F7.6 (1528mm)
Mount: Ioptron Ieq45
Filters: Idas LPS-P2
Exposures: 25x120 seconds
Acquired & stacked (avg) in Astroart 5
F.O.V. = 14.5' x 10.8' @ 1.14 arc"/Pixel
Temp/Conditions: 11 Deg F with high passing cirrus clouds
Here is a 67 minute animation from Saturday night Jan 10th 2015
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