C/2013 R1 Lovejoy from Germany

[selste (Steffen)]

Hi all,
a composite of two morning sessions (13. + 16. December), camera was a Canon EOS 60Da with a 70-200mm/f2.8 on both occasions.
Close-up was shot at 200mm/f5.6, 30 frames, total exposure time 45 minutes. 135mm/f4 for the wide angle shot, 50 frames for a total exposure time of 75 minutes. Camera was set to ISO 800.

The globular cluster visible in the wide angle shot is M13, and there's even a hint of NGC6207 ...

Stacking on the comet's head in the close-up is botched, sorry for that.
Cheers,

Steffen

[nebulosity. (Jo)]

Stunning images Steffen

Jo

[h0ughy (David)]

Love the result

[selste (Steffen)]

Thanks

Steffen

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

Very nice Steffen.

I hope it still has some tail by the time we see it again.

[astronobob (Bob)]

Most Fine result, how great is that tail, well done

[selste (Steffen)]

Thank you,
conditions were not bad during our first imaging session - the comet was just below naked eye visibility (at least at the spot we stayed), but easy in even modest-sized binoculars, with a prominent tail about 3° long, if i had to guess.

Steffen