Comet Lovejoy & Big Dipper (Nov 27, 2013)

Comet Lovejoy (C/2013 R1) in the early evening sky sky on November 27, 2013, just off the handle of the Big Dipper low in the north. This is a stack of 5 x 75 second exposures with the 50mm lens at f/2.5 and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600, tracking on the iOptron SkyTracker, plus two exposures taken thru the Kenko Softon filter for the star glows. Taken from home at -10° C.

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