Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) on 8.01.2015
         
     

 

    
      Size: 2000 px    
 
© Velimir Popov & Emil Ivanov 2014
C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) was discovered on 17 August 2014 by Terry Lovejoy using a 0.2-meter (8 in) Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope. It is is a long-period comet. By December 2014 the comet had brightened to roughly magnitude 7.4 making it a small telescope and binoculars target. By mid-December the comet was visible to the naked eye for experienced observers with dark skies. This two panel mosaic shows the comet on January 8th 2015 at 17:30 UT. A 7 panel mosaic showing the entire comet's tail can be seen here. A longer exposure image only of the frame containing the comet's nuclei can be seen here. Short video showing the motion of the comet and its tail can be seen below:
 

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Image details:

Annotation
Center of field RA 04:13:11 (h:m:s)
Center of field DE -00:25:21 (deg:m:s)
Size 131 x 58.1 (arcmin)
Pixel scale: 3.92 (arcsec/pixel)
Orientation: Up is -27.5 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: 8. 01. 2015
Location: IRIDA Observatory, BG, longitude: E 24 44' 18", latitude: N 41 41' 42"
Exp. Details: L:2x2 min; R:2x2 min, G:2x2 min, B:2x2 min Bin 2, Total Exposure Time - 16 min
More details: Dark and flat frames reduction, Two panel mosaic
Processing: PixInsight / PS
 
Copyright: Velimir Popov and Emil Ivanov 2013. All Rights Reserved
 
e-mail: info@irida-observatory.org
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