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Comet C2013R1 (Lovejoy) at M 63 (Sunflower Galaxy)
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© Velimir Popov & Emil Ivanov 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The comet C2013R1 (Lovejoy) was discovered on September 9th 2013 by the Australian hobby astronomer Terry Lovejoy. At the time of discovery the 14 mag comet was in the constellation of Monoceros near to the border with Orion. Here the comet is photographed on the night of November 25th between 05:00 and 06:00 LT ( 02:00 – 03:00 UT) when passing near Messier 63 (Sunflower Galaxy). 5 x 1 min. LRGB exposures. Other information can be found in the object's details table below.
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Charts and image details obtained from Astrometry.net | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Copyright: Velimir Popov and Emil Ivanov 2013. All Rights Reserved | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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