Comet Lovejoy with Canon 200mm F/2.8

Comet Lovejoy Q2 taken with a Canon 200mm F/2.8 telephoto lens. 24x120 sec @ ISO 1600, 72mm Lumicon Deep Sky Filter, Canon XS (modified.)
Comet Lovejoy Q2 taken with a Canon 200mm F/2.8 telephoto lens. 24×120 sec @ ISO 1600, 72mm Lumicon Deep Sky Filter, Canon XS (modified.)
Comet Lovejoy Q2 taken with a Canon 200mm F/2.8 telephoto lens. (StarStreaks version.) 24x120 sec @ ISO 1600, 72mm Lumicon Deep Sky Filter, Canon XS (modified.)
Comet Lovejoy Q2 taken with a Canon 200mm F/2.8 telephoto lens. (StarStreaks version.) 24×120 sec @ ISO 1600, 72mm Lumicon Deep Sky Filter, Canon XS (modified.)

Here’s the shot I wanted to get the other day, but I missed it.  On this night, I devoted more time to imaging with the 200mm telephoto than I did the TV-85, because I really wanted to see it with the telephoto.   Unfortunately, my Bogen ball-head camera mount did not hold well with the camera oriented in a portrait mode to get the full length of the comet.  I had to orient it landscape and that cut some of the tail off.  But, at least I got a good portion of it with this arrangement.

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