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Old 23-01-2015, 09:24 PM
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Comet Lovejoy & the Pleiades setting over Wiruna

It's been a while since I have posted an image. So here is my token Comet Lovejoy & the Pleiades shot.

This one was taken early Saturday morning on the 17th of Jan from Wiruna. Shot at 70mm, it is a stack of 4 x 5 minute exposures. The image gives you a sense of the scale of Lovejoy's tail which stretches well past the Pleiades.

My only regret was not planning this a bit better so I could capture the California Nebula in the image as well.

For a higher res version, click here to see it on my flickr page.

As always, feedback is appreciated.

Cheers all and have a great Australia Day weekend

Jason
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