Without the Moon, Comet Lovejoy is Magnificent

By Nancy Atkinson - February 9, 2015 at 9:14 AM UTC | Planetary Science

With the Moon rising later in the evening this weekend, astrophotographers have taken some spectacular pictures of Comet 2014 Q2 Lovejoy, which continues shine on! Enjoy a few photos here and check out more in

Universe Today's Flickr page.

Chris Schur

from Payson, Arizona took the above image with a 80mm f/4.6 Zeiss APO and a ST10xme ccd camera.

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Comet Lovejoy on February 8, 2015 seen with a 12.5" Newtonian from Payson, Arizona. Credit and copyright: Chris Schur. [/caption]

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Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy, Widefield view, false color. Feb 8, 2015. Credit and copyright: Joseph Brimacombe.

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Comet Lovejoy Q2, Feb 7, 2015. Credit and copyright: Cajun Astro on Flickr. [/caption]