Comet Lovejoy - a short animation

[fwm891]

Hi - Short animation of comet Lovejoy from last night. Sub frames are 2 mins each, images guided using finder guider tracking the comet head.

Hope you like

[StarlightKnight]

Well done Francis

Don

[fwm891]

Thanks Don

[Astrosurf]

Lovely job. How did you track on the head? I have an idea but I don't wanna look stupid!

Alexxx

[Pig]

That's a great show , where in the night sky is it ATM ?  

[fwm891]

Lovely job. How did you track on the head? I have an idea but I don't wanna look stupid!

Alexxx

Alexxx: Used a 'finder guider' set to the same field as the main scope and the auto guided on the comet nucleus

That's a great show , where in the night sky is it ATM ?  

Shaun: its up near Leo M44 (Beehive cluster)

[Astrosurf]

Alexxx: Used a 'finder guider' set to the same field as the main scope and the auto guided on the comet nucleus

I thought so! It's often simple.