Comet Lovejoy of 2014
by User 1
(uploaded December 28, 2014)
C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) is visible through light haze on its way north at magnitude 6. This comet makes its appearance almost exactly one year after another, similarly bright C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy) passed by.
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| Time Taken: | December 19, 2014, 08:25 am (UTC) |
| Location: | Santa Barbara, CA |
| Telescope: | ES ED80-CF |
| Camera: | Canon EOS Rebel T4i |
| Mount: | iOptron ZEQ25GT |
| Filters: | Astro Tech 2" Field Flattener |
| Field Center: | 6h26m54.57s, -36°49'56.28" |
| Field Size: | 1.54217° × 1.02962° |
| Field Rotation: | up is 342.779° E of N |
| Total Integration: | 930 seconds |
| # of Frames: | 31 subs |
| ISO Speed: | 1600 |
| Aperture: | 0.08 meters |
| Focal Ratio: | 6 |
| Is Cropped: | Yes |