Last updated on 10/26/2014

c/2013 R1 Lovejoy

  Inverted

0bject Comet c/2013 R1 Lovejoy
Date February 15,2014
Exposure LRGB 8:8:8:8  (cropped) 
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head on 50 mm MiniBorg
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, GradientXterminator, AstroActions
Comments Moderate seeing, cold


0bject Comet c/2013 R1 Lovejoy
Date February 7, 2014
Exposure LRGB 10:10:10:10  (binned 2x2) 
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head on 50 mm MiniBorg
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, GradientXterminator, AstroActions
Comments Some thin clouds obscured some frames, very cold


  Inverted, cropped

0bject Comet c/2013 R1 Lovejoy
Date February 3, 2014
Exposure Luminance only  10 x 120 seconds (cropped) 
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head on 50 mm MiniBorg
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, GradientXterminator
Comments Very good seeing, very cold



  Star trails

0bject Comet c/2013 R1 Lovejoy
Date January 19, 2014
Exposure LRGB 10:10:10:10  (binned 2x2) 
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head on 50 mm MiniBorg
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, GradientXterminator, AstroActions
Comments Moderate seeing, moon high in the sky


  Inverted

0bject Comet c/2013 R1 Lovejoy
Date December 31, 2013
Exposure Luminance only 40 x 60 sec (binned 2x2) 
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head on 50 mm MiniBorg
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, GradientXterminator, AstroActions
Comments Poor to moderate seeing


  Inverted

0bject Comet c/2013 R1 Lovejoy
Date December 26, 2013
Exposure LRGB 15:15:15:15 (binned 2x2) 
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head on 50 mm MiniBorg
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS5, GradientXterminator, AstroActions NIK Define
Comments Moderate seeing with waxing moon in sky


  Inverted

0bject Comet c/2013 R1 Lovejoy
Date December 24, 2013
Exposure LRGB 5:5:5:5 (binned 2x2) 
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Unguided
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS5, GradientXterminator, AstroActions NIK Define
Comments Moderate seeing with waxing moon in sky


  Trails    Inverted

0bject Comet c/2013 R1 Lovejoy
Date December 18, 2013
Exposure LRGB 5:5:5:5 (binned 2x2)  - 10 x 60 secs for monochrome & inverted
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS5, GradientXterminator, AstroActions NIK Define
Comments Moderate seeing with full moon in sky; guided on the comet


 

0bject Comet c/2013 R1 Lovejoy
Date December 11 & 12, 2013
Exposure 8 x 5 secs, f/2.8, ISO 3200 and 4 x 10 secs, f /3.2, ISO 800 (cropped)
Camera Canon 50D
Telescope Tamron 70-200mm (120 and 200 effective FL)
Guiding  iOptron Sky Tracker
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS5, GradientXterminator, AstroActions
Comments Moderate to good seeing (Tucson, AZ)


  Star trails    Inverted   

0bject Comet c/2013 R1 Lovejoy
Date December 7, 2013
Exposure LRGB 15:15:15:15   (binned 2x2)
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS5, GradientXterminator, AstroActions
Comments Moderate seeing - very cold; guided on the comet


  Star trails

0bject Comet c/2013 R1 Lovejoy
Date December 1, 2013
Exposure LRGB 10:10:10:10   (binned 2x2)
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS5, GradientXterminator, AstroActions
Comments Good seeing (FWHM 2-3); guided on the comet


  Star trails    Inverted

0bject Comet c/2013 R1 Lovejoy
Date November 29, 2013
Exposure LRGB 60:5:5:5   (cropped)
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS5
Comments Very good seeing (FWHM 2.1); guided on the comet


  Star trails    Inverted

0bject Comet c/2013 R1 Lovejoy
Date November 18, 2013
Exposure LRGB 15:15:15:15   (cropped)
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters (water-assisted cooling)
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS5
Comments Full moon high in the sky; guiding on the comet


  Composite    Inverted

0bject Comet c/2013 R1 Lovejoy
Date November 14, 2013
Exposure LRGB 15:15:15:15   (cropped)
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters (water-assisted cooling)
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS5
Comments Moderate seeing; guiding on the comet


  Trails

0bject Comet c/2013 R1 Lovejoy
Date November 10, 2013
Exposure LRGB  25:25:25:25   (cropped)
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters (water-assisted cooling)
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS5
Comments Excellent seeing; guiding on the comet


  trails

0bject Comet c/2013 R1 Lovejoy
Date November 8, 2013
Exposure LRGB  25:25:25:25   (cropped)
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters (water-assisted cooling)
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS5, GradientXterminator
Comments Excellent seeing


  Star trails    Inverted

0bject Comet c/2013 R1 Lovejoy
Date November 7, 2013
Exposure LRGB  10:10:10:10  (cropped)
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters (water-assisted cooling)
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS5, GradientXterminator
Comments Excellent seeing

  Star trails    Inverted

0bject Comet c/2013 R1 Lovejoy
Date November 3, 2013
Exposure RGB  10:10:10  (cropped)
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters (water-assisted cooling)
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS5, GradientXterminator
Comments Excellent seeing


  Star trails

0bject Comet c/2013 R1 Lovejoy
Date October 27, 2013
Exposure RGB  20:20:20  (cropped)
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters (water-assisted cooling)
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS5, GradientXterminator
Comments Last quarter moon nearby in the sky


1.3X crop    Star trails

0bject Comet c/2013 R1 Lovejoy
Date October 10, 2013
Exposure RGB  20:20:20  (cropped)
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters (water-assisted cooling)
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS5, GradientXterminator
Comments Excellent seeing early morning


  1.3X crop inverted

0bject Comet c/2013 R1 Lovejoy
Date October 4, 2013
Exposure Luminance only 3 x 120 sec and 20 x 120 sec (cropped)
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters (water-assisted cooling)
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS5, GradientXterminator
Comments Excellent seeing, some humidity


  Crop 1.3X

0bject Comet c/2013 R1 Lovejoy
Date September 13, 2013
Exposure Luminance only 3 x 120 sec and 19 x 120 sec (cropped)
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters (water-assisted cooling)
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS5, GradientXterminator, AstroActions
Comments Some thin clouds passing through otherwise steady seeing