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Old 02-01-2015, 01:17 AM
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I had my first Captain Cook of Lovejoy at the same time as Mozzie, on New Year's Eve. Below is my sketch of Lovejoy. What is most staggering about Lovejoy is that I could see its mottled tail with my 4" f/5 refractor! Visible, but oh so painfully faint and difficult to see.

Sketch was done from Hill End in NSW.

Alex.

PS. I have also posted this sketch in the DSO and Solar System sketching sticky in the Obs forum. I've posted more technical information about the sketch in that post. However, I apologize for the duplication.
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