Comet Lovejoy – A Second Go…
I wasn’t happy with my first image of Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy). I had the chance to join several of my fellow SEKAS members up at our dark(ish) sky site at the Paddock, outside Canterbury (where the...
Category: Comets
Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) – 06/01/2015
First object of 2015! This is Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) – more better known at the moment as Comet Lovejoy. It’s currently a Magnitude 4(ish) object to the west of Orion. It’s visible in binoculars and...
Comet C/2014 E2 Jaques, a 20 Minute Movement Time Lapse – 31/08/2014
This is a quick animation of the movement of Comet C/2014 E2 – Jaques over the course of 20 minutes. It always amazes me how dynamic the solar system is. The fact you can seem...
Comet Panstarrs – 6th April 2013
This image of comet Panstarrs is my first attempt at capturing a closeup of a comet. It was a challenge, as at the time, I wasn’tt using EQMOD, but the SynScan handset with the...