Animated sequences of Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy

[MLParkinson (Murray)]

Here is the link to a short animation of Comet Lovejoy image sequences recorded from the outer suburbs of Sydney during the nights of 18 to 21 December 2014.

http://youtu.be/T3QgcyEsiwU

The Vimeo movies recently posted by others are more beautiful. However, this is a fun video to watch once or twice for its scientific value.

The the tail structure of this comet changes rapidly from one hour to the next. Sometimes, I even have a sense of the multiple jets rotating, possibly due to rotation of the source regions on the nucleus.

[algwat (Alan)]

Your a champion Murray.

[MLParkinson (Murray)]

Here is a new 19-second YouTube video of Comet Lovejoy built from 191 luminance exposures of 60 seconds each recorded during 22:06 EST, 29th December to 01:54 EST, 30th December 2014.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHZ360iM1Ws

The video reveals a wealth of ion tail structure sweept away from the nucleus by the solar wind. Note the passage of the ion tail across the faint edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 1886.

[bkm2304 (Richard Brown)]

Beautiful sequence. The movie sure shows the dynamic side of a comet's life.

Richard

[astronobob (Bob)]

Two mighty fine Shows there Murry, very keool to watch through