Object/Date: Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) @ 2015-June-19 Description: Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) imaged on June 19, 2015 a few days before Earth intersect its orbital plane, in this image it could see the "anti-tail" more brilliant toward northwest formed by heaviest dust particles, while the "normal" dust tail is barely visible very faint with wide and short shaped toward southeast. Location: Hoya Redonda, Valencia (Spain) Tech data: GSO 8" @ f/3,8 reflector & Canon EOS-100D camera (9x120 sec. at ISO 1600) |
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