"May There Always Be Starlight On The Path"
2014 05 17 Comet 2014 E2 Jacques
The Comet 2014 E2 Jacques as seen from Drôme, France.
The comet was a mere 5° above the horizon when this image was taken, with Sun only 15° below the horizon.
The comet is mesured near m1=11.7, and total=10.5, but such estimations in difficult conditions are somewhat "erratic" and should be taken with caution.
Coma 2.5x2.0' ; tail 1' pa 122° +/-.
FS102 f6, 20 images for a total of 743 sec exp., 3200 iso, from 20h34 UT, Drôme, France.
Iris processing.
Note : the red dots are lights from a plane.
2014 05 17 Comet 2014 E2 Jacques
The Comet 2014 E2 Jacques as seen from Drôme, France.
The comet was a mere 5° above the horizon when this image was taken, with Sun only 15° below the horizon.
The comet is mesured near m1=11.7, and total=10.5, but such estimations in difficult conditions are somewhat "erratic" and should be taken with caution.
Coma 2.5x2.0' ; tail 1' pa 122° +/-.
FS102 f6, 20 images for a total of 743 sec exp., 3200 iso, from 20h34 UT, Drôme, France.
Iris processing.
Note : the red dots are lights from a plane.