Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy

Another bright Comet Lovejoy with the designation C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy is grazing our skies these days.

The comet’s path takes it north next to the constellation of Orion, making it conveniently placed for nothern hemisphere observers.

18.1.2015

Yesterday’s sky was a bit hazy as the temperature dropped quickly and humidity condensed in the air, additionally light pollution creates a bad gradient in the west of my home.

C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy and M45 - the Plejades

33x30s, 200mm, f/4, Nikon AF Nikkor 70-200 f/4, Nikon D7000, Polarie, processed in Lightroom (Clarity & Saturation), Photoshop (Levels and Curves), Deep-Sky Stacker (dark, flat, registration and stacking) and Regim (Gradient removal)

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