Comet 2013 R1 Lovejoy

Comet 2013 R1 Lovejoy was a bright comet in the pre-dawn skies during November and December 2013. It was an easy naked-eye object and displayed a beautiful green coma with a nice tail in the telescope.


Comet 2013 R1 Lovejoy. 27 October, 2013.
Combination of 5, 3 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 cassegrain at prime focus.


Comet 2013 R1 Lovejoy. 10 November, 2013.
Combination of 10, 1 minute images.
Modified Canon 350D DSLR camera. 5" f/5 refractor at prime focus.


Comet 2013 R1 Lovejoy. 10 November, 2013.
Combination of 10, 1 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG ST9-XE CCD. 12" f/10 schmidt-cassegrain with an f/6.3 focal reducer.


Comet 2013 R1 Lovejoy. 29 November, 2013.
Combination of 15, 1 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 cassegrain at prime focus.


Comet 2013 R1 Lovejoy. 11 December, 2013.
Combination of 15, 1 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 cassegrain at prime focus.


Comet 2013 R1 Lovejoy. 11 December, 2013.
The above image processed to remove the comet's motion.


Comet 2013 R1 Lovejoy. 31 December, 2013.
Combination of 15, 1 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 cassegrain at prime focus.


Comet 2013 R1 Lovejoy. 31 December, 2013.
Combination of 15, 1 minute images using red, green and blue filters.
SBIG ST-9XE CCD. 12" f/10 schmidt-cassegrain and an f/6.3 focal reducer.


Comet 2013 R1 Lovejoy. 31 December, 2013.
Combination of 15, 1 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 5" f/5 refractor at prime focus.

By March, 2014, the comet had faded considerably, but still showed a short tail in CCD images.


Comet 2013 R1 Lovejoy. 31 December, 2013.
Combination of 5, 3 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG ST-9XE CCD. 12" f/10 schmidt-cassegrain and an f/6.3 focal reducer.