Friday, September 25, 2015

Comet Lovejoy (C/2014 Q2)

Lovejoy (C/2014 Q2) is a long-period comet discovered on 17 August 2014 by Terry Lovejoy. Its blue-green color is the result of diatomic carbon being burned off the comet as it passes through space [Wikipedia].

Date: 2015.01.10. 21:30~21:41
Location: Daejeon Education Training Institute, Gongju, Korea
Telescope: FSQ-106ED (FL: 530 mm, F/5.0)
Mount: iOptron iEQ45
Camera: Canon EOS 6D
Exposure: ISO 800 30 sec x 20


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