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Old 05-01-2012, 09:10 PM
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premature lovejoy?

this was a chance photo at around 3.30-4am on the 22nd november. i woke up and saw stars, got up and took a few photos. i have been on holiday so have missed the news about lovejoy, however, now im home and after looking at a few photos of its journey through space i was wondering if this was in the right place for the 22nd? comments please
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Old 05-01-2012, 09:37 PM
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Nice shot, Nick, but not of the comet. The comet was easily visible on the SE horizon and you couldn't miss the tail!!!!. Not only that, but your pic is a month too early, if you have given the right date.. It had only been discovered about 5 days earlier!!!.
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Old 05-01-2012, 09:39 PM
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Hi Nikko, Comet Lovejoy was an extremely faint fuzzball in November, it looks like you have recorded a meteor that is in no way related to that comet.
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Old 06-01-2012, 05:48 AM
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Nice meteor or slight chance be an Iridium Flare ? Cool catch !
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Old 06-01-2012, 09:02 AM
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i think this was an iridium flare i caught while photographing lovejoy at my mums place.
the first picture i posted, i think now is just a nice meteor i have had time to look more pictures of when lovejoy was first discovered.
thanks for your inputs
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