Comet C2013R1 (Lovejoy)

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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. Photographed on November 3st between 00:00 and 03:50 LT ( 22:00 on Nov 2nd – 00:50 on Nov 4rd, UT). There was taken two LRGB sets: one with siderial trackin and other using tracking capability of the DDM mounts. Other information can be found in the object's details table below. 

Object details:

Right Ascension 08:04:18 (h:m:s)
Declination +11:01:37 (deg:m:s)
Magnitude 10.2 m
Distance 1.25 (AU)
Apparent Dimension - (arc min)

Image details

Annotation
Center of field RA 08:04:18 (h:m:s)
Center of field DE +11:01:37 (deg:m:s)
Size 73 x 52 (arcmin)
Pixel scale: 1.05 (arcsec/pixel)
Orientation: Up is -2.33 degrees E of N
Charts and image details obtained from Astrometry.net
 

RC 12"

Optic(s): RC 12" with Astro-Physics corrector @ f/5 (RC)
Mount: ASA DDM85 Premium
Camera: ATIK 4000 M
Filters: Astronomik II: Lum, Red, Green, Blue, Ha, OIII and SII
Dates/Times: 3.11.2013
Location: IRIDA Observatory, BG, longitude: E 24 44' 18", latitude: N 41 41' 42"
Exp. Details: L: 10x5 min R: 10x5 min, G: 10x5 min, B:10x5 min
  Bin 1, Total Exposure Time - 450 min (7:30 hours)
More details: Dark and flat frames reduction
Processing: PixInsight / PS

 

ASA 12"

Optic(s): ASA 12" Astrograph @ f/3.6
Mount: ASA DDM85
Camera: SBIG 11000 M
Filters: Astronomik II: Lum, Red, Green, Blue,
Dates/Times: 3.11.2013
Location: IRIDA Observatory, BG, longitude: E 24 44' 18", latitude: N 41 41' 42"
Exp. Details: L: 7x5 min R: 7x5 min, G: 7x5 min, B:6x5 min
  Bin 1, Total Exposure Time - 135 min (2:15 hours)
More details: Dark and flat frames reduction
Processing: PixInsight / PS

 
 
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