Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy 
in the Evening sky
December 22, 2014

 
 This
            comet is just barely naked eye, about 15 degrees up in the south,
            in the contellationn of Columba below Orion. The comets coma
            is huge, taking up nearly the entire field! The tail is composed
            of a few narrow rays extending upwards here. UPDATE: New image
            below with comet stationary.


            
 

            
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Lens:  12.5" f/5 Home bult Newtonian
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200 
Exposure:  LRGB = 29:1:1:1
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  1/10, Transparency 4/10
Outside Temperature:  45F
Processing Tools:  Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2
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