My log of images of Comet Lovejoy

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

What a great collection of memories! Thanks for sharing them with us.

[Quark (Trevor)]

A very fine record Lester, top stuff indeed.

Regards
Trevor

[Lester]

Thanks JJ and Trevor for your comments.

Here is tonights image, 25-1-12= 13 exposures of 6 and 12 minutes at ISO 1600 and 800 with 24mm lens at F2.

http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/u...s/9661c260.jpg

[Lester]

Hi all,

image from the 26-1-12 taken with 5D MK ll at ISO 6400. 4x150 second exposures. Bright meteor on right of frame running parallel to the comet.

http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/u...s/910650bc.jpg

27th January= 9x3 minute exp at ISO 6400 with 5D MK ll at ISO 6400 and 24mm lens at F2.
http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/u...s/83790b67.jpg

[Lester]

Hi all,

Image of Comet Lovejoy 28-1-12, this is 4x5 minute exposures with 70-200 lens at 70mm F2.8, 5D MK ll at ISO 6400. It is a crop of the full FOV.

http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/u...s/bebc7da3.jpg

[Quark (Trevor)]

What a great effort to still be able to resolve the comet Lester. Wonder what the distance is now from the Sun, interesting that the tail still seems so well defined.

Cheers
Trevor

[Lester]

Hi Trevor, thanks for your comments, and good question on the tail length.

Here is image from 29-1-12, it is 6x2.5 minute esposures with 50mm lens at F2 and 5D at ISO 6400.

http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/u...s/cb09cec6.jpg

[funktapus (Nick)]

Thanks for your work Lester.

[Lester]

Thanks Nick for your comments.

Trevor here is answer to your question, by Rob.
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/c...9291?o=0&var=1

[Lester]

Due to weather and the Moon tonight was the first chance at Comet Lovejoy since the 29-1-12. This image from 12-2-12 is 3x5 minute exposures with canon 5D MK II at ISO 6400 and 70-200mm lens at 200mm F2.8 . Only just squeezed the comet into the FOV.

http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/u...s/16d2d212.jpg

[Lester]

Hi all, here is an image of comet Lovejoy from 16th February 2012. Taken with Takahashi 160mm F3.3 Astrograph and Astro 40D at ISO 1600.
http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/u...s/7a7096e5.jpg

This image is 7x5 minute exposures with Canon 5D MK II at ISO 6400 and 70-200 lens at 200mm F2.8 .
http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/u...s/ac23f18b.jpg

[Lester]

Hi all, images from last night of comet Lovejoy, magnitude 17.5 with tail of 1 degree.

4x8 minute exposures with 5D MK II at ISO 6400 and Takahashi 160mm F3.3 Astrograph.

http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/u...s/8deb8b84.jpg

13x6 minute exposures with astro 40D at ISO 1600 and 200 mm F2.8 lens.

http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/u...s/1497c584.jpg

[Forgey (Paula)]

Lovely set of images Lester.

[Lester]

Thanks Paula.

Here is last nights image. 12x4-6 minute exp with Astro 40D at ISO 1600 and Takahashi astrograph. First is reduced size full FOV.

http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/u...s/2c628c03.jpg

Second is a full size crop of comet showing some distant galaxies down to magnitude 16.

http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/u...s/a7dd5aa0.jpg

[Lester]

Image from 23-2-12, comet Lovejoy has reached magnitude 18. This is 9x6 minute exposures with astro 40D at ISO 1600 and Takahashi 160mm f3.3 Astrograph. The galaxy infront of the head of the comet is PGC 16445, mag 16.7 .

http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/u...s/2bbd2f04.jpg

[Lester]

Hi all, last night was my best try for comet Lovejoy with better sky transparency than the night before for this month. The image is a stack of 15x4 minute exposures with Astrograph and Astro 40D at ISO 1600.

First image is the inverted view with "X" at the ephemeris position of comet Lovejoy, and comet to its left. North is up.

http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/u...y/f16ddc2d.jpg

Standard view that still shows the comet extending out of the FOV.

http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/u...y/19b1bdd5.jpg

[Suzy]

Hi Lester
I got my copy of Australian Sky & Telescope magazine yesterday, and what do I see? I see one of your comet Lovejoy pics in it!
Congratulations!!
I was proud as punch, cause I know him, yes I do.. kinda....

[Lester]

Hi Suzy, thanks for your comments. Yes it is interesting the people we "kinda know" and share chuckles with, ask questions of and yet many times don't see face to face. I get that similar proud feeling when I use the Takahashi astrograph as it use to be owned by Terry the discoverer of this wonderful comet, and yet I have never met him in person.

All the best.

[Lester]

Here is image of comet Lovejoy from 14-3-12. It is 13x4 minute exposures with Astrograph and astro 40D at ISO 1600. Tail is still over 1 degree in length. The comet will soon leave the constellation of Lepus and enter Orion.
http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/u...y/aaf65543.jpg