Farewell Comet Lovejoy and Happy 2012!!!

[alexch]

Hi All,

What a fantastic end of the year it has been with all the excitement of Comet Lovejoy.

Attached is the only image of fading comet Lovejoy I managed to take when clouds dispersed before sunrise on December 30th from Port Campbell National Parkon the Great Ocean road.

Stereographic projection of 12x30 second images with Nikkor 10.5mm lens and Sony NEX-5N camera.

Let 2012 bring clear skies on New Moon Weekends!

Cheers,
Alex

[ballaratdragons]

Wow, another one of your great images Alex!

I saw your Comet pics on Channel Nine News the other night and they mentioned your name :thumbsup:
Quite the celebrity ;)

[SkyViking]

Awesome image Alex. Great idea using this projection for the comet! The starry sky really makes it stand out, wery well done.

[naskies]

Nice work - that's an interesting projection! I really like the landscape you've embedded, since I usually see these projections with just a black circle in the middle.

[Ric]

That's a really cool effect Alex.

Top stuff.

[naskies]

Congrats on snagging an APOD! :)

[Peter Ward]

Indeed APOD's are not easy not get the nod for.

Well done Alex for a nice twist on Lovejoy. :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[iceman]

Wow congrats Alex, quite a collection you're gathering there :)

Very well done. Brilliant image. Not sure how I missed this the first time around!

[alexch]

Dave, Peter, Mike - thanks!

As usual this image was not planned, it was just the only one I managed to take when the clouds dissipated above the ocean before dawn.
Here is the link to a panorama I made later that morning at the Bay of Islands:
http://www.terrastro.com/wp-content/gallery/shipwreck-coast/bay-of-islands_1200.jpg

Cheers,
Alex

[gregbradley]

That is just spectacular.

Greg.

[strongmanmike]

I didn't see this until it appeared on APOD either - nice work :)

The thing that is nicest about this image though is not the faint Lovejoy, nor even the slightly shall we say done before quirky projection but rather the beautiful colour of the sky, it's just magic Alex :thumbsup:

Mike