Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy 28th December 2014 - Image and Animation

[Phil Hart]

still image (http://philhart.smugmug.com/CometsAndMeteors/Comets/i-NfPbpmM)

and

short animation (https://vimeo.com/115565761)

So much fun but three nights to 3am is starting to hurt and then you wake up and have to deal with all the data!

Phil

[gregbradley]

Fantastic work Phil.

Greg.

[Star Catcher]

Most enjoyable results Phil !
Ted

[multiweb]

Loved the animation! Tops! :thumbsup:

[Rigel003]

Great job Phil. Lovely detail in the tail.

[Bill.davey]

Fantastic. It is big compared to M79 in your pic. Visually the tail is just visible to me from my backyard but great to see your wonderful pics and animations.
Bill

[ralph1]

:eyepop:There's nothing I like better than an astro animation. I was observing last night and it looks to me like the animation might be running backwards. Then again, this could have been captured before closest approach to M79.

[Phil Hart]

Thanks all!



This video is from night of the 28th so a night before closest approach. Should be animated forwards :).

Phil