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 |