C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) 2015-Feb-11 Chris Schur

Lens: 80mm f/4.6
Platform: Astrophysics AP1200
Exposure: L = 200m, RGB = 6m
Camera: ST10xme
Location: Payson, Arizona
Elevation: 5150 ft.
Sky: Seeing 4/10, Transparency 9/10
Outside Temperature: 25F
Processing Tools: Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2

The tail has dimmed considerably in a visual sense, but the comet can still be seen naked eye against the faint stars of Andromeda. Star trails are much shorter now, as you can see in this image because the comets motion against the starry backdrop during the exposure has decreased markedly.

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