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cometa C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy del 11/03/2015

Contains: M 103, NGC 581, NGC 457, The star ?Cas, The star Ruchbah (dCas), The star fCas
Technical card

Imaging telescopes or lenses: Takahashi apo 106/530

Imaging cameras: FLI ProLine PL11002M

Mounts: Software Bisque Paramount ME

Software: Astro Art 5.0,  Photo Shop CS5

Filters: Astrodon Series E L

Resolution: 2101x2800

Dates: March 11, 2015

Frames: 1x600"

Integration: 0.2 hours

Avg. Moon age: 19.51 days

Avg. Moon phase: 76.63%

RA center: 21.796 degrees

DEC center: 59.267 degrees

Pixel scale: 4.433 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: -178.437 degrees

Field radius: 2.155 degrees

Locations: vicino Mayhill-Itelescope.net , vicino Mayhill, New Mexico, United States

continuous monitoring of the comet. After 4 days, while using the same exposure, the
tail has lost a lot of brightness. In the field of 155 ' x 205 ' over the Comet is
visible the Nebula Sh2-188, the cluster M103 at the top and bottom right the cluster
Ngc457 or ' Owl ' cluster
copyright rolando ligustri

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