2014q2 20150112 hkato

 Hisayoshi Kato
C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy with Aposonnar 135mmF2 January 12, 2015

Tail looked long and colorful in blue and yellow. North is up.

I could not cope with vertical banding noise. I pushed too hard.

 

Northern part of Eridanus bubble is visible red near the comet.

 

Wider view of Eridanus bubble is here.

www.flickr.com/photos/hiroc/12216179316/

 

equipment: Zeiss Aposonnar 135mmF2.0 and Canon EOS 5Dmk2-sp2, modified by Seo-san on Takahashi EM-200 Temma 2 Jr, autoguided at the center of the condensation of the coma with Takahashi FS-60C, SX Lodestar, and PHD Guiding

 

exposure: 33 times 240 seconds at ISO 3,200 and f/3.2

The first exposure started at 10:11:09 and the last at 12:28:59UTC on January 12, 2015.

 

site: 1,234m above sea level at latitude 36 14 27 North and Londitude 138 36 36 East in Nagano

SQM-L up to 20.75

Ambient temperature -7 degrees Celsius