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12-JAN-2015

Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) @ 11 mm

Comet Lovjoy moving through Taurus on its way to passing by the Pleiades, as seen from central France on the evening of 12 January 2015. To the left of the Comet is Orion, and the winter Milky Way arcs through the frame near the top. Note the thin cloud layer in the lower half of the image - viewing conditions were not ideal to catch the faint tail...
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This is composite of 8 light frames (20s, iso 6400) at f/2.8 and 11mm, median stacked in Photoshop for the sky and foreground separately.

Canon EOS 70D ,Tokina AT-X 116 Pro DX
20s f/2.8 at 11.0mm iso6400 full exif

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