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Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) covers M 76 (Little Dumbbell Nebula)
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Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) covers M 76 (Little Dumbbell Nebula)
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Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) on February 13th 2015 Copyright: Velimir Popov, Emil Ivanov @ Irida Observatory http://www.irida-observatory.org/CCD/C_2014_Q2_2015_02_13/C_2014_Q2_2015_02_13_LRGB_2000px.jpg The fast movement of the structures in the comets's tail can be seen on the small animation below:...

Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) on February 13th 2015 Copyright: Velimir Popov, Emil Ivanov @ Irida Observatory http://www.irida-observatory.org/CCD/C_2014_Q2_2015_02_13/C_2014_Q2_2015_02_13_LRGB_2000px.jpg The fast movement of the structures in the comets's tail can be seen on the small animation below:...

Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) near Pleiades on January 17th 2015 Copyright: Velimir Popov, Emil Ivanov @ Irida Observatory http://www.irida-observatory.org/CCD/C_2014_Q2_2015_01_17/C_2014_Q2_Pleiades_2015_01_17_mosaic_32_LRGB_annot_1100px.jpg This 32 panel mosaic shows the comet near M 45 (Pleiades). M...

Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) near Pleiades on January 17th 2015 Copyright: Velimir Popov, Emil Ivanov @ Irida Observatory http://www.irida-observatory.org/CCD/C_2014_Q2_2015_01_17/C_2014_Q2_Pleiades_2015_01_17_mosaic_32_LRGB_annot_1100px.jpg This 32 panel mosaic shows the comet near M 45 (Pleiades). M...

Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) on January 15th 2015
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Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) on January 15th 2015
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Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) on January 15th 2015
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Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) on January 15th 2015
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Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) on January 11th 2015
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Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) on January 11th 2015
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Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) on January 8th 2015
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Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) on January 8th 2015
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Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) on January 8th 2015
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Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) on January 8th 2015
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Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) on 8.01.2015
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Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) on 8.01.2015
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Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) on Dec. 24th, 2014
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Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) on Dec. 24th, 2014
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Close encounter on Christmas Eve Comet P15/Finlay on December 24th, 2014 Copyright: Velimir Popov, Emil Ivanov @ Irida Observatory http://www.irida-observatory.org/CCD/15P_Finlay_Mars/15P_Finlay_Mars_RGB_1100px.jpg On the evening of December 24th, at 16:40 UT the comet P15/Finlay was less than 6' f...

Close encounter on Christmas Eve Comet P15/Finlay on December 24th, 2014 Copyright: Velimir Popov, Emil Ivanov @ Irida Observatory http://www.irida-observatory.org/CCD/15P_Finlay_Mars/15P_Finlay_Mars_RGB_1100px.jpg On the evening of December 24th, at 16:40 UT the comet P15/Finlay was less than 6' f...

Smiles in the sky Sun Halos, Sundogs, Circumzenithal Ark and more Copyright: Svilen Ivanov http://www.emilivanov.com/Other_Images/2013_12_30_Halo_Sundogs_m_a.jpg This photo was taken on 30.12.2013 at 11:15 a.m (lokal time) in the Austrian Alps near St.Anton (47° 08' 33'' N; 10° 12' 19'' E), using i...

Comet C/2012 K1 (PANSTARRS) on June 22nd 2014 Copyright: Velimir Popov, Emil Ivanov Irida Observatory http://www.irida-observatory.org/CCD/C_2012_K1_PANNSTARSS_2014_06_22/C2012K1_2014.06.22_1100px.jpg http://www.irida-observatory.org/CCD/C_2012_K1_PANNSTARSS_2014_06_22/C2012K1_2014.06.22_L_1100px.j...

Comet C/2012 K1 (PANSTARRS) at NGC 3614
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