Lovejoy from Frog Rock

Qakka · #1 29-03-2007, 03:49 PM

G'day all,
I've been singing a lot lately "am I ever gonna see the stars again" to the Angels tune.
Well, the sky finally stayed clear on the 27th, so I got to see 2007 E2 Lovejoy. Congrats to Terry for his discovery.
Imaged through 31cm Newt for a total of 10mins 40sec with GSTAR and RGB filters. It shows the tail just a slightly redder colour than the head.
The nucleus was bright enough for Registax to track it nicely and has trailed the stars in the L,R,G and B channels.
Cheers, Qakka

iceman (Mike) · #2 29-03-2007, 03:50 PM

Excellent image Steve! Well done.

The tail is getting longer by the day.

h0ughy (David) · #3 29-03-2007, 05:42 PM

fantastic, LOL can definitely see the RGB. it is getting a tail, hopefully will be bigger come SPSP

tornado33 · #4 30-03-2007, 01:12 PM

has a very condensed core, will be interesting to see how bright it does get.
Scott

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #5 30-03-2007, 02:02 PM

Very nice image Steve.
Hmmm, GSTAR EX, I've nearly got enough $$ together. Won't be long now.

bloodhound31 · #6 30-03-2007, 03:42 PM

Very nice Steve! Everyone needs role models mate and you are one of mine! When I grow up, I wanna be an astronomer, just like Steve...

Does anyone know which way it is headed? Will it be another spectacle or is this one just for the seekers?

Baz.

Qakka · #7 01-04-2007, 11:43 PM

Thanks guys,
The ephemeris I've got says it's going to get to 7.5 mag.
Hope it gets a nice tail too.
Cheers, Qakka