John K
21-12-2014, 05:43 PM
Hi guys,
Took some close ups of comet Lovejoy 2014 last Wednesday night from the ASV's Leon Mow Dark Sky site near Heathcote, Victoria.
37 x 2 min exposures at ISO 1600 with a 12.5" f/5 scope and modified Canon 400D.
Had fun processing some variants. High res links to a few different versions as follows:
- Deep Sky Stacker version with no star trailing - possibly shows a small ion tail at 12:30 position
https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnkazanas/16042970786/in/photostream/lightbox/
- Deep Sky Stacker version with star trailing
https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnkazanas/16066762011/in/photostream/lightbox/
- Registax version with with star trailing - best view of tail
https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnkazanas/16066801621/in/photostream/lightbox/
The tail was difficult to image - only small signs of it in my images.
Mag estimated at just below 6th magnitude and it was visible with averted vision naked eye.
Clear skies.
John K.
Took some close ups of comet Lovejoy 2014 last Wednesday night from the ASV's Leon Mow Dark Sky site near Heathcote, Victoria.
37 x 2 min exposures at ISO 1600 with a 12.5" f/5 scope and modified Canon 400D.
Had fun processing some variants. High res links to a few different versions as follows:
- Deep Sky Stacker version with no star trailing - possibly shows a small ion tail at 12:30 position
https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnkazanas/16042970786/in/photostream/lightbox/
- Deep Sky Stacker version with star trailing
https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnkazanas/16066762011/in/photostream/lightbox/
- Registax version with with star trailing - best view of tail
https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnkazanas/16066801621/in/photostream/lightbox/
The tail was difficult to image - only small signs of it in my images.
Mag estimated at just below 6th magnitude and it was visible with averted vision naked eye.
Clear skies.
John K.