Comets Lovejoy C/2013 R1 
and Panstarrs C/2012 K1 in the morning sky
April 6, 2014

 

            
 Two comets
            in the morning sky, neither was visible visually with the 80mm
            finder. Panstarrs continues to have its unusual curved shape,
            and now is starting to show some green coloration around the
            head. The comet is 10.6 magnitude in this half a degree wide
            field with the 12.5" scope.

            
Comet Lovejoy is
            quite dim now, but is still showin a fan tail. Fainter than 11th
            magnitude, the comet is superimposed on a field of dark nebula
            in Scutum. This is also with the 12.5" scope.

            


            
Comet Panstarrs K1
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Comet Lovejoy R1
Tracked on Comet only
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Comet Lovejoy R1
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Lens:  12.5" f/5 Home bult Newtonian
Camera:  ST10xme
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200 
Exposure:  Panstarrs = 48 mins total, Lovejoy 14 mins total.
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  2/10, Transparency 4/10
Outside Temperature:  35F
Processing Tools:  Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2
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