Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy and Messier 103
Panamint Valley, California – March 14, 2015
— Ralph Paonessa
Canon EOS 6D * EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x * ISO 800 * 481 sec @ f/8
Comet Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy was captured here along with open star cluster Messier 103 (NGC 581) in the constellation Cassiopeia. The exposure was 8 minutes through a 500mm lens on a tracking mount.
The comet's faint tail is visible. The bright blue star is Ruchbah, the fourth brightest star in Cassiopeia.
Photo ID: 20150314-4 stack 2