Move Aside ISON as Comet Lovejoy Takes the Stage


Move Aside ISON as Comet Lovejoy Takes the Stage
In the mid-northern latitudes like much of Europe and the U.S., Comet Lovejoy currently rises around 2:45 am at a compass angle of 75 degrees (a little north of east).  At sunrise it's about 40 degrees high, almost directly east by that point..  

If you have a smartphone you can buy an app called StarWalk.  In its settings you can turn on viewing of comets.  It has been more accurate than other programs I've used to try to track Comet Lovejoy: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/star-walk-5-stars-astronomy/id295430577?mt=8&uo=4&at=10ldnC

Congrats Ryan Watamura on having your image featured in the article on Lovejoy by SPACE.com on Friday:
Amazing Photos: Comet Lovejoy C/2013 R1 Spotted by Stargazers
http://www.space.com/23863-comet-lovejoy-photos-c2013-r1-skywatching-images.html
They covered my Nov 14 image as well; I need to send them this newer one.

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