Comet C/2013 US10 (CATALINA): tails

The comet shooted by Canon EOS 600D + EF 50mm f/1.8 on tripod this morning before dawn.

Two tails of the comet have different composition. Ionised gases are blown by sunwind to a direction opposite to the Sun (a tail directed to the right and upwards); dusty tail directed downwards; comet moves to the left and upwards.

Serie of frames was taken 08-Dec-2015 between 05:59 and 06:19 EET (UT+2)

Resulted images are sum of 200 frames; each frame exposure is 3s.

Other parameters: ISO=3200; f/2.2.

Software: DeepSkyStacker, FITStacker, RawTherapee.

Comet's orbit (by calsky.com):

Comet C/2013 US10 (CATALINA) (continuation)

The comet C/2013 US10 (CATALINA) with Venus and Moon this morning (~5:45 EET (UT+2))
Bright coronas around light orbs are dominated in the picture because of monring haze.

Comet C/2013 US10 (CATALINA)

Weather forecast predicted clear sky this morning so I made an attemt to catch  C/2013 US10 (CATALINA) comet. Unfortunatelly, while I was preparing camera, unexpected clouds appeared.

The brightest objects are Moon and Venus. Time: 5:41 EET (UT+2) (07-Dec-2015)

The comet is marked in the zoomed part of the picture (Venus is on the right):

Canon EOS 600D + EF-S 18-55mm (kit)
Conditions: Exposure = 13s; f/4.5; ISO=1600; F=18mm

M31

M31
09-Aug-2015 01:31-01:43
Canon EOS 600D + EF 50mm f/1.8 II on tripod.
90x5s; ISO 3200; f/2.5.

Sun Dog 2

Sun dog -- today at 15:17 EET (Kyiv)
Picture taken with HTC One V smartphone.

[Update]
10.02.2016: added as illustration to https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%B9

Venus, Jupiter and Mars before dawn 2

This morning was clear after many cloudy days...

So, here are Venus, Jupiter and Mars among stars at about 6 a.m. EET 2015 Oct 29. Kyiv, Osokorky district.

Canon EOS 600D on tripod + EF-S 18-55 kit lens (the first picture); EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II (the second one).

Jovian moons (Callisto and Europa) are visible in the second picture.

Venus, Jupiter and Mars before dawn

Venus, Jupiter and Mars before dawn (2015 Oct 17). Kyiv, Osokorky district.

6:20 EEST; Canon EOS 600D on tripod + EFS 18-55 kit lens.

6:00 EEST; Canon EOS 600D on tripod + EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens.

Zoomed part of the picture: Callisto, Ganymede, Europa are clearly seen on the one side and Io is hardly seen on the other. Mars is above Jupiter.