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Date/Location January 20, 2015 KEASA Observatory, Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii
Camera and Settings SBIG STF-8300C CCD Camera -10°C
Lens William Optics Star 71 mm f/4.9 Apochromatic Refractor
Mount Paramount ME
Exposure 48 minutes (24 x 2 min)
Processing CCDOpts, Images Plus 5.75, Photoshop CS5
Other I guided on a star, but combined the 24 images by aligning them on the comet. This caused the apparent star trails.
Comet Lovejoy C/2014 Q2
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