Comet Lovejoy (C/2014 Q2) on Jan 16, 2015, 03:13 UT

C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) on Jan 16, 2015, 03:13 UT.  17x120 sec @ ISO 3200, TV-85 at F/5.6, IDAS-LPS, Canon T3 DSLR.
C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) on Jan 16, 2015, 03:13 UT. 17×120 sec @ ISO 3200, TV-85 at F/5.6, IDAS-LPS, Canon T3 DSLR.
C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) on Jan 16, 2015, 03:13 UT (Portrait.) 17×120 sec @ ISO 3200, TV-85 at F/5.6, IDAS-LPS, Canon T3 DSLR.
C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) on Jan 16, 2015, 03:13 UT (Portrait.) 17×120 sec @ ISO 3200, TV-85 at F/5.6, IDAS-LPS, Canon T3 DSLR.

Finally, after more than a week of solid clouds, the sky was clear enough to take some more images of Comet Lovejoy.  Conditions were poor, however, with variable clouds and bad transparency.   I made the most of it and shot some images with the TV-85 and also with my 200mm F/2.8 telephoto.

Comet Lovejoy setting in the trees.  16x45 sec @ ISO 1600, Canon 200mm F/2.8, Hutech Canon XS.
Comet Lovejoy setting in the trees. 16×45 sec @ ISO 1600, Canon 200mm F/2.8, Hutech Canon XS.

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