Comet Lovejoy C/2014 Q2



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Date: 6 January 2015
Location: High Halden, Kent
Exposure: 50 x 60sec at ISO 800
Telescope: Takahashi Epsilon 180ED on Skywatcher EQ6 mount
Camera: H-alpha modified Canon 350D
Guiding: Nikkor 300mm lens with QHY5 camera.
Filters: IR/UV cut filter
Processing: Stacked in PixInsight and stretched with Arcsinh Stretch
Comments: Taken in moonlight hence the background gradients were difficult to remove.