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Originally Posted by Aurora W
Am currently debating if I should eat something healthy for breakfast...or have those cherry fritters...
@Crusader - thank you for the lovely photos! And go get some sleep.
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Originally Posted by dreams
Thank you for sharing that Crusader.  It does look like there are 2 tails. |
Thanks, it's my pleasure sharing such an amazing event. I did get some sleep, but was at it again this morning @ 02:50. My sleeping pattern seems to now be synched with the rise/set of Comet Lovejoy. Don't know how I'll handle the work day tomorrow, especially if I try to image again.
The 2nd "tail" in the image is actually the Milky Way in the background. The comet is getting more difficult to see now due to the bright background of the Milky Way. People with much better equipment have managed to capture images showing a "split" in the tail. There
are actually two tails, one ion and one dust tail.
For those interested I've posted some of the still images on my blog -
Comet Lovejoy, 27 December 2011