Taken on the evening of 16/01/2015 using the mini-WASP array and 2-minute subs (around 90 in total).
Not very impressive and I won’t spend any more valuable imaging time on this one. I was lulled into a false sense of security with my earlier Hyperstar work on comets where a 4-minute sub brought out even the faintest detail. With the array at f#4.5 it is asking a bit much to see the extent of the very faint tail with only a 2-minute sub. The comet is moving quite quickly so I didn’t want to use longer subs as there would have been more comet movement in that time leading to a soft image. Also – the VERY long comet tail means a multi frame mosaic if I were to use the Hyperstar III. Not out of the question, but a bit of a pain to organise. I may leave it at this for comet Lovejoy C/2014 Q2 and enjoy other people’s better efforts.
