2014-12-29: Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy and M79

Post date: Dec 31, 2014 1:43:42 AM

Comet C/2013 Q2 Lovejoy with Messier object M79 on December 29, 2014 at 07:21 UTC, imaged from Blue Spring Conservation Area near Bourbon, MO.

Total exposure of 30 seconds at ISO-1600 with 1 light, 4 dark, 20 bias and no flat frames. Newtonian 150mm aperture F/5 telescope and Nikon D5200 full spectrum modified camera with Vis+H Alpha filter. The comet's tail is split into two parts.