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Submitted: January 1, 2012
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Comet Lovejoy Closeupby *CapturingTheNight

Photography / Animals, Plants & Nature / Weather and Sky

©2012-2013 *CapturingTheNight

© Greg Gibbs. You may not use, replicate, manipulate, or modify this image without my permission. All Rights Reserved.

I have been waiting for Comet Lovejoy to rise high enough away from the sun to be able to do a deep sky image of it. I finally got that chance a couple of days ago. You can see how faint it has become against the plane of the Milky Way. The bright star at the top left of the frame is Alpha Centauri which along with Proxima Centauri (not visable to the unaided eye) is the closest star system to our own Sun at a mere 4.24 light years away. Who's coming with me???

Date: 31/12/2011
Time: 3am
Camera: Canon 60D
Lens: Canon 50mm F/1.8
Aperture: F/2.8
Exposure times: 16 x 240 seconds (Total Exposure Time of 1 hour and 4 minutes)
ISO 800
Camera mounted on an NEQ6 Pro Goto computerised telescope mount.
Images stacked in Deep Sky Stacker
Final Processing in Photoshop Elements 8.0

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*Zeroth57 May 6, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

This is another one that my wife loved.

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*CapturingTheNight May 7, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

I'm very glad she likes it

Thanks

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*princevlad39 Jan 23, 2012

i'm ready to go

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*CapturingTheNight Jan 23, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

Awesome

I just have to refine my propulsion system and we will be off.....

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*weeddemon Jan 23, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

That's incredible.

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*CapturingTheNight Jan 23, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

Glad you like it

Thanks

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*Corvidae65 Jan 22, 2012

I'd totally go on a nice space trip with you buddy

Cool closeup of that Lovejoy Comet for sure

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*CapturingTheNight Jan 22, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

Deal. I'll organise the refreshments and you can bring the entertainment

Thanks John

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!athoa-adelfi Jan 4, 2012 Photographer

Perfect

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*CapturingTheNight Jan 4, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

Glad you think so

Thanks

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