c2014 Q2 Lovejoy
Comet c2014 Q2 Lovejoy

Comet Lovejoy & meteor  Meteor

0bject Comet c2014 Q2 Lovejoy
Date May 21, 2015
Exposure LRGB 10:10:10:10   (cropped)
Camera STL11000 w/ AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N astrograph on AP 900GTO CP3
Guiding External guide head on MiniBorg 50mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, AstroActions
Comments Good seeing but comet was low in the North near Polaris

  c2014 Q2 Lovejoy

  Inverted
0bject Comet c2014 Q2 Lovejoy
Date April 11, 2015
Exposure RGB 10:10:10   (cropped)
Camera STL11000 w/ AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N astrograph on AP 900GTO CP3
Guiding External guide head on MiniBorg 50mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, AstroActions
Comments Good seeing but comet at about 34 degrees altitude

c2014 Q2 Lovejoy

0bject Comet c2014 Q2 Lovejoy
Date March 16, 2015
Exposure LRGB 3:3:3:3   (binned 2x2)
Camera STL11000 w/ AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N astrograph on AP 900GTO CP3
Guiding External guide head on MiniBorg 50mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, AstroActions, GradietXterminator
Comments Moderate seeing with clouds passing through

c2014 Q2 Lovejoy



0bject Comet c2014 Q2 Lovejoy
Date March 8, 2015
Exposure LRGB 1:1:1:1    (binned 2x2)
Camera STL11000 w/ AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N astrograph on AP 900GTO CP3
Guiding External guide head on MiniBorg 50mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, AstroActions, GradietXterminator
Comments Poor seeing with clouds passing through

c2014 Q2 Lovejoy

c2014 Q2 Lovejoy inverted
 
0bject Comet c2014 Q2 Lovejoy
Date February 24, 2015
Exposure Luminance only 2 x 200 seconds (binned 2x2)
Camera STL11000 w/ AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N astrograph on AP 900GTO CP3
Guiding External guide head on MiniBorg 50mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, AstroActions, GradietXterminator
Comments Moderate seeing; waxing moon high in the sky

c2014 Q2 Lovejoy

  Luminance Inverted
 
0bject Comet c2014 Q2 Lovejoy
Date February 15, 2015
Exposure LRGB 3:3:3:3 (binned 2x2) (180 sec for Luminance & inverted)
Camera STL11000 w/ AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N astrograph on AP 900GTO CP3
Guiding External guide head on MiniBorg 50mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, AstroActions, GradietXterminator
Comments Moderate seeing; very cold


c2014 Q2 Lovejoy

c2014 Q2 Lovejoy inverted Inverted
 
0bject Comet c2014 Q2 Lovejoy
Date February 13, 2015
Exposure LRGB 4:4:4:4 (binned 2x2) (10x60 for inverted)
Camera STL11000 w/ AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N astrograph on AP 900GTO CP3
Guiding External guide head on MiniBorg 50mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, AstroActions
Comments Moderate seeing;  tail disconnect earlier in the day




  Inverted

0bject Comet c2014 Q2 Lovejoy
Date February 7, 2015
Exposure LRGB 4:4:4:4 (binned 2x2)
Camera STL11000 w/ AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N astrograph on AP 900GTO CP3
Guiding External guide head on MiniBorg 50mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6
Comments Moderate seeing


c2014 Q2 Lovejoy

0bject Comet c2014 Q2 Lovejoy
Date February 2, 2015
Exposure LRGB 10:10:10:10 (binned 2x2)
Camera STL11000 w/ AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N astrograph on AP 900GTO CP3
Guiding External guide head on MiniBorg 50mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6
Comments Waxing moon rising in the east


c2014 Q2 Lovejoy

  Inverted

0bject Comet c2014 Q2 Lovejoy
Date January 30, 2015
Exposure Luminance only 30 x 60 sec (binned 2x2)
Camera STL11000 w/ AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N astrograph on AP 900GTO CP3
Guiding External guide head on MiniBorg 50mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, GradientXterminator, NIK Dfine
Comments Waxing moon high in the sky


c2014 Q2 Lovejoy (DSLR)

0bject Comet c2014 Q2 Lovejoy
Date January 15, 2015
Exposure 60 sec, ISO 1600
Camera Canon 50D
Telescope  135mm lens (212mm EFL)
Guiding iOpton SkyTracker
Processing Lightroom, Photoshop 6, GradientXterminator
Comments Imaged from Pine Cone Villa, St. John, USVI


Comet c2014 Q2 Lovejoy

  Inverted  Single 120 sec

0bject Comet c2014 Q2 Lovejoy
Date January 12, 2015
Exposure LRGB 20:20:20:20 (binned 2x2)
Camera STL11000 w/ AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N astrograph on AP 900GTO CP3
Guiding External guide head on MiniBorg 50mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, GradientXterminator, NIK Dfine
Comments Moderate seeing; tracking on comet


Comet c2014 Q2 Lovejoy

0bject Comet c2014 Q2 Lovejoy
Date January 10, 2015
Exposure LRGB 20:20:20:20 (binned 2x2)
Camera STL11000 w/ AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N astrograph on AP 900GTO CP3
Guiding External guide head on MiniBorg 50mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, GradientXterminator, NIK Dfine
Comments Very cold; tracking on comet


 Comet c2014 Q2 Lovejoy

Luminance    Inverted

0bject Comet c2014 Q2 Lovejoy
Date January 9, 2015
Exposure LRGB 5:5:5:5; Mono 30 x 60 sec
Camera STL11000 w/ AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N astrograph on AP 900GTO CP3
Guiding External guide head on MiniBorg 50mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, GradientXterminator, NIK Dfine
Comments Very cold; Comet tracking with custom rates (Horizons JPL)

c2014 Q2 Lovejoy LRGB

Luminance  Inverted Single
0bject Comet c2014 Q2 Lovejoy
Date January 7, 2015
Exposure LRGB 5:5:5:5; Mono 15 x 120 sec; single 120sec
Camera STL11000 w/ AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N astrograph on AP 900GTO CP3
Guiding External guide head on MiniBorg 50mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, GradientXterminator, NIK Dfine
Comments Very cold; Comet tracking with custom rates (Horizons JPL)

c2014 Q2 Lovejoy

c2014 Q2 Lovejoy inverted  Inverted  c2014 Q2 Lovejoy RGB  Color (binned)
0bject Comet c2014 Q2 Lovejoy
Date January 4, 2015
Exposure 3 x 180 sec (mono); RGB 10:10:10 (binned 2x2)
Camera STL11000 w/ AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N astrograph on AP 900GTO CP3
Guiding External guide head on MiniBorg 50mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, GradientXterminator, NIK Dfine
Comments Very cold; full moon high in the East

c2014 Q2 Lovejoy


0bject Comet c2014 Q2 Lovejoy
Date December 28, 2014
Exposure 30 x 20 sec, ISO 800, f/2.8
Camera Canon 50D
Telescope Tamron 70-200mm at 135mm (EFL~215mm)
Guiding iOptron SkyTracker
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, GradientXterminator, AstroActions
Comments First quarter moon high in the sky; comet about 20 degrees altitude