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Old 08-01-2015, 12:47 AM
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Originally Posted by gaa_ian View Post
How many degrees does the Ion tail cover ?
None in moonlight!

Now this is just plain silly. Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy handheld. Don't need no stinking telescope or tripod. 2015 January 7 about 1300UT, Pentax K-5 handheld, 30+ year old 28mm F2.8 el-cheapo Kmart lens, 2 x 0.5 second for a total of 1 second exposure, ISO 51200.
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