Comet Lovejoy through trees!

[nytecam]

Comet Lovejoy is currently an evening object after dusk in the NW just west of M13 globular cluster -  my first encounter last night in twilight but it ran into trees so probably my worst pic ever but so what - I got it and think I've ID the starfield  

[nvchad2]

Better than any of my pictures of Lovejoy.  Of course that's because I don't have any . . . 

[nytecam]

Yeh - definitely better :-). Got another last night setting into rooftops through birch tree tracery :-)

[nvchad2]

Yeh - definitely better :-). Got another last night setting into rooftops through birch tree tracery :-)

I'm betting that one is also better than mine.  

Believe it or not your shots have inspired me to give it a go early tomorrow morning.  Haven't been trying for a while because I knew my attempts would end up like the shot you posted, or worse.  But I guess that would be better than nothing!

[nytecam]

I'm betting that one is also better than mine.  

Believe it or not your shots have inspired me to give it a go early tomorrow morning.  Haven't been trying for a while because I knew my attempts would end up like the shot you posted, or worse.  But I guess that would be better than nothing!

Any luck?  My shot of Lovejoy Tuesday evening through birch tree tracery and setting over neighbours roptop ;-)

[nvchad2]

Any luck?  My shot of Lovejoy Tuesday evening through birch tree tracery and setting over neighbours roptop ;-)

Maybe.  

I think I'm winning!  Took this about an hour ago, looking into a thin layer of clouds, straight into the most light polluted area in my sky.  First time I've been able to find Lovejoy so I am VERY excited!

[nytecam]

Well done - great shot:-) Can you do a close/ enlarged crop ?

[nvchad2]

Well done - great shot:-) Can you do a close/ enlarged crop ?

Thanks.

http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/202117-first-date-with-lovejoy/   The second image is a heavy crop, but from a different picture taken with a longer, darker lens.  When I get back home this evening I'll crop this picture to get a better close up.    I also have a color version of the picture here, but you can't see any color on Lovejoy so I desaturated it to save space and make it a more consistent image.  Everything looked purple before.