What a wonderful sight Comet Lovejoy was.....

[RB]

Hi everyone, just wanted to share a few shots I got on Christmas morning from Terrigal of Comet Lovejoy.
It was a magnificent sight to see it rising like a searchlight over the horizon.

The day before Mike (Iceman), Rod (Rodstar) and I tried to get some shots but the clouds kept interfering and all I got was part of the tail.

On Christmas morning I headed out again and the conditions were better but there was still low clouds to contend with along with headlights from passing and parked cars around the Skillion.

Here's a few shots of the very memorable Christmas Comet.

Hope everyone has a Very Happy New Year.

Andrew

[Octane]

Mate,

First one's a corker -- looks just like a painting.

Beautiful!

H

[leon]

Awesome stuff RB, unfortunately I was not that lucky with the weather, and now it is fading fast, well done indeed, they are probably some of the best i have seen.

Leon

[iceman]

Stunning shots, wish I could've been there xmas morning.

I was out this morning but wow it's really faded.

[Matt Wastell]

Super images Andrew!

[multiweb]

So cool and so bright. :thumbsup: Top shots. True - it's faded heaps so quickly.

[acropolite]

Beautiful images RB, I like the contrast you've achieved. Comet Lovejoy is almost a memory now, just like McNaught.

We're very lucky to have witnessed 2 great comets in such a short period of time.

[[1ponders]]

Nicely done RB :thumbsup: Second one the winner for me. ;)

[renormalised]

Nice shots, Andrew!!:):)

I agree with H, the first one's a beaut:)

[midnight]

Me too! The 2nd one is fantastic!

Darrin...

[John Hothersall]

The tail that you caught is a scortcher with great structure.

John.

[anthony.tony]

Lovely Images - Tony

[stardust steve]

Great pics! Imaging like these and many others here in IIS provide inspiration to continually improve my own, my processing and my equipment capabilities :2thumbs:

[RB]

Thanks everyone, glad you liked them.

1 & 2 are my favourites too.
And thanks to Mike (Iceman) who told me about Comet Lovejoy, I didn't even know it was around because I hadn't been on IIS for so long and I would have missed it.

Cheers.
RB

[jjjnettie]

That first one is a cracker!!

[Lester]

Top images Andrew, thanks for the views.

All the best for 2012.

[Garyh]

Beautiful Rob!
You have done a very nice job with them!
Hard to say but the first and last are my favorites!
I wish I was home for Chrissy and got a comet over the tree!

[Rodstar]

Great stuff RB. I guess Mike and I were the sacrificial lambs on this occasion!

In the first image, the comet looks like a stroke of white paint across a canvas. So bold and strong.

[Paul Haese]

Nice Shots Andrew, well done. I particularly like the first shto, but like the second too.

[Inmykombi]

Hi Andrew, well done with your efforts there,
Number 2 stands out to me as a favourite.

Nice to hear from you again. Dont be a stranger.

All the best for 2012 for you and your family.

Geoffro.

[h0ughy]

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:FANTASTIC work there Andrew, very envious of the results mate;):D

[StephenM]

That first image is stunning Andrew! i didn't get to see the comet until the 27th, so missed the brightest stage. It was still a spectacular sight though!

Cheers,
Stephen

[RB]

Many thanks everyone, glad you enjoyed them.
I was certainly lucky to have the opportunity to go out Christmas morning.

Geoffro, life's a bit too busy for me atm but I certainly hope to catch up with everyone soon.

Cheers
RB

[iceman]

With literally hundreds if not a thousand+ images of Comet Lovejoy to choose from, it was really difficult to choose one for an IOTW. And there were many many images that I loved and could've chosen; but I kept coming back to this one - the colours are stunning, it was taken at a time when the tail was nice and bright, and it was taken on xmas day. Terry really delivered us a gift that kept on giving :)

This image is now IOTW (http://www.iceinspace.com.au).

[astromark]

So this being the Christmas comet as viewed from the East Coast of Australia in the pre dawn sky of 25th December 2011.. looking East... :)
Mark is now searching birth notices for NZ about that date... Hungry to start a religious cult... But Very Good Photo's regardless.. Excellent.

[alan meehan]

Congratulations RB what a top set of images like the second one the best set in a lovely rock frame ,it truly was a great christmas comet it brought a lot of us together to share the expierance.
happy new year
AL

[atalas]

Congrats on IOTW Andrew! well deserved with three wonderful shots...the second image is my favorite.

[zardos123]

number one for me too........its beautiful go gotta be happy with that:thumbsup:

brad

[danielsun]

Awesome images there RB really love the first two and congrats on IOTW :thumbsup:


Cheers Daniel.

[gregbradley]

Great shots RB and congrats on IOTW.

Using a DSLR to capture this comet was more tricky than I realised.

Greg.

[kinetic]

Lovely set of shots rocket boy :) :thumbsup:

Steve

[naskies]

Congrats - great work!