A Lovejoy image, thanks to Master Comet Hunter, Paul!

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A Lovejoy image, thanks to Master Comet Hunter, Paul!

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Many thanks to Paul for finding and posting his observations of Comet Lovejoy C/2013 R1!
There are so many comets in the morning eastern sky it is hard to decide where to start.
Because of Paul's very accurate discription of Lovejoy and its location in Cancer, I found it with no problem.
I didn't even use my generated map, knowing just a scan with the binoculars should show it. Well, it was as easy as
Paul said, and as a matter of fact all I did was point my tripod mounted 8x40WA binoculars at the Crab,
and there it was, a bright little fuzzball...no hunting necessary!
Note: If you don't find the comet right away, beware of nearby M67, it looks just like Lovejoy in some instruments!
The temp hit 21 degrees by 5 a.m. I was happy!! The other fuzzies will have to wait. :P

Canon T3i, 1 min.x1, ISO 1600, daylight WB. Antares 152mm, 40mm EP.
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BEWARE! M67 looks like Lovejoy in some binoculars. That's O.K. I guess; it's a pretty little thing!
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Comets:40, Best Meteor shwr: Leonids '01, Best Aurora:Oct. '03.
Total.Sol.Eclipse,7/10/72 from Nova Scotia.Annular Sol. Eclipse '94,
Trans.of Venus 2004&2012.,ShoeLevy crash into Jupiter '94.
4/25/66 fireball-9 mag.,SN2011fe,N2012aw,DelphN2013.
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