Comet Lovejoy, C/2014 Q2, in Taurus near the Pleiades star cluster, on Jan 16, 2015. Orion is below, rising above the formations of City of Rocks State Park, New Mexico. Sirius is just clearing the rocks at bottom. The comet’s long ion tail stretches back about 15° into Taurus. This is a stack of 5 x 2 minute exposures, tracked on the Star Adventurer tracker, with the 24mm lens at f/2.5 and filter-modified Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600.
Orion rising with Comet Lovejoy (C/2014 Q2) at upper right as the fuzzy green spot, in a moonlit sky over the formations of the City of Rocks State Park, New Mexico, January 5, 2015. The Moon, a day past full, had risen and was behind the rocks lighting the sky and tops of the formations. Scattered light illuminated the scene. This is a single 13 second exposure at f/2.5 and ISO 2000 with the 35mm lens and Canon 6D, untracked.
Orion rising behind the rock formations of City of Rocks State Park, New Mexico with a first quarter Moon providing the illumination. This is a single exposure, 30 seconds at f/2.8 with the 24mm lens and Canon 6D at ISO 800. It is one frame from 280 shot for a star trail and time-lapse sequence.
