Object Name: C / 2014 Q2 Lovejoy- beautiful comet!
Object Type (comet)
Location (Oborniki, Poland)
Date (13-feb-2015)
Equipment: binoculars Vixen 16×80
Object: – Artist: Robert Twarogal (Ignisdei)
There was suburban, slightly hazy sky, although it was clear enough, stabilized by frosty atmosphere.
Beautiful and bright comet reigned today on the border of Perseus and Andromeda near the star Alamah. It was a really marvelous, faint shield, perfectly visible in the wide field of binoculars Vixen 16×80. Also appeared quite delicate colour (as in the planetary nebula) such as glimmer of green. The comet looked like a miniature of asterism swan constellation. 4 star: In the left yellowish HD 1152, in the middle blue-and-white Hd 11188, and on the right white HR 526
The comet core flowed through the center of Hd 11188 star. At the bottom of asterism was like miniature Albireo – yellow SAO 37533,
My Vixen showed also almost visible beam which climbed up. This jet (tail of the comet) was extremely faint and diffuse, shooting up like a geyser!
I encourage you to observe C / 2014 Q2 Lovejoy-beautiful comet!
Yours Robert
Robert,
I like this sketch and fine capture of comet Lovejoy with this great star background.
Frank 🙂
Well done Robert, another lovely souvenir isn’t it ?
Michel
Thank You Friends for Your kind words! 🙂