Comet Lovejoy & crescent moon from Loomberah

[loomberah]

After lots of clouds and storms recently, including 62mm in storms yesterday, I had a brief gap in the clouds this morning and was able to grab a few photos before the cloud covered the sky again

more images here: http://astro.gunagulla.com

[iceman]

Welcome back Gordon! Beautiful image!

I was totally clouded out this morning.

Reminiscent of McNaught in 2007 a bit!

[supernova1965]

Still no comet for me due to cloud's so I am still comet viewing deprived :sadeyes: so I am loving these images keep them coming great image:thumbsup:

[Analog6]

An absolute cracker of an image, well done!

[Shiraz]

beaut image Gordon.

[Matt Wastell]

Hi Gordon
Beautiful image! This tail is huge!

[strongmanmike]

Fantastic composition that!

Mike

[Lester]

Very nice view, thanks Gordon.

[spacezebra]

WOW! Gordon what a stunning capture.

Cheers Petra d.

[shahgazer]

awesome shot! great combination!

[Clayton]

Very nice shot Gordon:thumbsup:

[noswonky]

Was it visible visually or only in the photo?
If so, how did it look?

[loomberah]

Thanks all :)
Yes, very obviously visible, I'd call it reasonably bright, nothing subtle about it at all- instantly visible as soon as you look in that direction.
Here is another view in HDR, that probably better represents how it looked to the naked eye.

[iceman]

Nice, I like that view. I agree probably more representative of naked eye view.

[CometGuy]

Fantastic stuff Gordon! Have also had a look through your gallery.

I think I might be going for a long drive tonight...apart from a brief glimpse of the end of the tail 2 nights ago have been totally clouded and rained out.

Terry

[koputai]

Yep, I'm thinking about a road trip tomorrow morning, Sydney is trash!

Lovely shot Gordon, you have nice skies up your way.

Cheers,
Jason.
(Another mtb-oz'er)

[loomberah]

I was lucky with the gap in the clouds this morning, it clouded up very quickly again as I was taking photos- continuing the pattern of the past month and a half- very little clear sky at all, it's not good for my off-grid solar power supply either!
Given how bright the tail is now, I suspect it should be good to observe and photograph for a fair few more days yet, even if the nucleus is just about gone.

[pixelsaurus]

Well done,saw moonrise this morning but guess where the cloud was parked up? Maybe tomorrow.

[tornado33]

Nice shots Gordon. It was clearly visible to the naked eye from Newcastle. Let's hope we get some cloud free mornings for more observations.
Scott

[midnight]

Fantastic Gordon.

Nicely composed.

Darrin...

[loomberah]

Much clearer this morning, although still one inconveniently placed and slow moving patch of cloud...
A larger version at http://astro.gunagulla.com

[Finite]

Gorgeous. It's a pity so many are missing out on seeing this spectacular comet in person, and therefore shots like this are so much more important. Thanks for sharing Gordon!

[loomberah]

It's a shame there has been so much cloudy weather around, it is a truly spectacular comet. I traced the obvious the tail out to at least pi Lupi this morning, which makes it 22 degrees long!
I think I'll have to do some tracked photos tomorrow, if it is clear:)

[dj gravelrash]

World Class Pic---LOVE IT !!!
tar for sharing