Comet C2013R1 (Lovejoy)

 

         
     

12" ASA - LRGB

   
      Size: 2000 px    
 
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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 December 15th between 05:00 and 06:00 LT ( 03:00 – 04:00 UT). This is a four panel mosaic, each panel is one 1 min LRGB combination in bin 2x2. Due to the fast movement of the structures in the comet's tail no stacking was applicable, hence the image is pretty noisy (only one LRGB combination per panel). Other information can be found in the image's details table below. 
 

 

Image details:

Annotation

Center of field RA 16:37:46 (h:m:s)
Center of field DE +32:33:03 (deg:m:s)
Size 5.24 x 1.62 (deg)
Pixel scale: 9.4 (arcsec/pixel)
Orientation: Up is -85.7 degrees E of N
Charts and image details obtained from Astrometry.net
Optic(s): ASA 12" Astrograph @ f/3.6 (Newton)
Mount: ASA DDM85 Standard
Camera: SBIG STL 11000 M
Filters: Luminance,Red, Green, Blue, Astronomik filters
Dates/Times: 15.12.2013
Location: IRIDA Observatory, BG, longitude: E 24 44' 18", latitude: N 41 41' 42"
Exp. Details: L:1x1 min; R:1x1 min, G:1x1 min, B:1x1 min Bin 2,
More details: Dark frames reduction, Four panel mosaic
Processing: PixInsight / PS
 
Copyright: Velimir Popov and Emil Ivanov 2013. All Rights Reserved
 
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