"Comets are like cats, they have tails and they do precisely what they want"

A widefield view of Comet Lovejoy C2014/Q2 moving through star fields on the borders of constellations Eridanus and Taurus. The base image was obtained from our backyard on the 10th January 2015.

Taken with my Canon 600D DSLR with a telephoto lens at f=300mm. all on a driven mount. The image is the result of many image frames stacked using DeepSkystacker software. The nucleus detail is enhanced by adding in data obtained through my telescope.

A reworking of data obtained on the 6th of January 2015, showing more detail around the nucleus and the base of the tail.

Credits: "Comets are like cats, they have tails and they do precisely what they want" David H. Levy.