Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy

I love it when we have a comet. This comet has been highly visible and has passed near some of the best targets in the winter sky. Here are my best shots of it.

A few test shots with the new modified T3i

These are all single exposures. I’ll shoot calibration frames and do stacked images the next time I go out. I didn’t have much time for this shoot so I wanted to get a few different targets to get an idea of what this camera can do. You can really see how the reds show up. That’s what the modified sensor is supposed to capture.

You can click each photo for a larger version.

North America Nebula

M20 – Trifid Nebula

M8 – Lagoon Nebula

M17 – The Omega Nebula