A telescopic closeup of Comet Lovejoy (C/2014 Q2) on January 17, 2015, showing structure in the ion gas tail, in the form of str

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A telescopic closeup of Comet Lovejoy (C/2014 Q2) on January 17, 2015, showing structure in the ion gas tail, in the form of streamers and discontinuities in the tail. Taken from Silver City, NM with the 92mm TMB refractor at for a stack of 4 x 3 minute exposures at ISO 3200 with the Canon 6D.

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Size: 5400px × 3600px
Photo credit: © Alan Dyer / VWPics / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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