Comet Lovejoy and Rose (NGC 2237)

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2014-12-29_23-14

30-x-90s
lovejoy-26-x-90s-iso800-39min-with-bias

rose.crop

Thank you Anthony for lending me your sky tracker  =)
Location: Tai Au Mun
Comet Lovejoy
15-1-2015
Nikon D600 (Unmodified)
70-300mm ED, 170mm@iso800
1min x 78 with dark and bias frames
DSS, PS

玫瑰星雲(NGC 2237)
15-1-2015
Nikon D600 (Unmodified)
70-300mm ED, 300mm@iso1600
1min x 25 with dark frames
DSS, PS

In fact I did not expect my unmodified Nikon cam could capture the “Rose” so that I only took 25 frames for testing only.

M31 and Comet Jacques (C2014 E2)

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Comet Jacques:
25-8-2014
Nikon D600, 24 x 1 min @iso1600 with dark frames and bias frames
Vixen GP2, ED 80sf
DSS and PS

M31:
25-8-2014
Nikon D600, 56 x 1 min @iso1600 with dark frames and bias frames
Vixen GP2, ED 80sf
DSS and PS