Comet Lovejoy’s Fantail on Feb 11, 2015, 01:00 UT

Comet Lovejoy Q2 on Feb 11, 2015, 01:00 UT.  78x60 sec @ ISO 6400, TV-85 at F/5.6, IDAS-LPS, Canon T3 DSLR.  (StarStreaks version.)
Comet Lovejoy Q2 on Feb 11, 2015, 01:00 UT. 78×60 sec @ ISO 6400, TV-85 at F/5.6, IDAS-LPS, Canon T3 DSLR. (StarStreaks version.)
Comet Lovejoy Q2 on Feb 11, 2015, 01:00 UT.  38x60 sec @ ISO 6400, TV-85 at F/5.6, IDAS-LPS, Canon T3 DSLR.  (Comet Only Processing.)
Comet Lovejoy Q2 on Feb 11, 2015, 01:00 UT. 38×60 sec @ ISO 6400, TV-85 at F/5.6, IDAS-LPS, Canon T3 DSLR. (Comet Only Processing.)

Moving further west each night, Comet Lovejoy Q2 continues to change and present a different profile each day.  It has gone back to a fan tail with streamers, much like it looked back on Jan 25 and Jan 16, 2015.    There is a pattern there, but the period remains elusive.

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