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27 December 2014

Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)

This comet, the fifth discovered by Terry Lovejoy, is very low to the south at the moment (but is moving north). I only had a short time to obtain the exposures while the view was unobstructed.

Modified Canon EOS 600D,Pentacon 300mm f/4
7 x 3-minute exposures, ISO 1600, f/4. Camera piggybacked on a Celestron C8.
Images registered and stacked on the comet (hence the trailed stars) using Deep Sky Stacker software. Initial curves adjusted in Canon Photo Professional; final curves & colour-balance adjusted using Paint Shop Pro; noise reduction via CyberLink PhotoDirector. full exif


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