Terry Lovejoy
@cometguy.bsky.social
IT Systems Admin and Team Lead
Would be House Renovator
Dabbler of Photography
Like Mountain walks
Amateur Astronomer & Comet Discoverer
Would be House Renovator
Dabbler of Photography
Like Mountain walks
Amateur Astronomer & Comet Discoverer
Darker skies, meant I could get a much deeper image of the new comet. This is a 5 x 5 degree crop. Sep 14 9hrs UT.
September 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Darker skies, meant I could get a much deeper image of the new comet. This is a 5 x 5 degree crop. Sep 14 9hrs UT.
The new comet from home. This is September 13 8:47, 2025 UT. I've cropped it 4 x 4 degrees and I've marked the bright star Spica and Mars. The uneven sky background is a unfortunate consequence of strong light pollution from home.
September 14, 2025 at 9:54 AM
The new comet from home. This is September 13 8:47, 2025 UT. I've cropped it 4 x 4 degrees and I've marked the bright star Spica and Mars. The uneven sky background is a unfortunate consequence of strong light pollution from home.
How did a comet this bright go undetected until today? This is 3 x 1 degree crop from an image stack I made tonight (Sep 12 8:40 UT) from my balcony.
September 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
How did a comet this bright go undetected until today? This is 3 x 1 degree crop from an image stack I made tonight (Sep 12 8:40 UT) from my balcony.
Reposted by Terry Lovejoy
#bskycometography no. 272
C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)
2014 Aug 17: Discovered by @cometguy.bsky.social T. Lovejoy (Australia) at 15 mag. The comet reached 3-4 mag shortly prior perihelion (2015 Jan 27 at 1.28 au) and was last seen on 2016 Sep 10. Its period is about 7000 years.
☄️🔭 #CometWatch
C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)
2014 Aug 17: Discovered by @cometguy.bsky.social T. Lovejoy (Australia) at 15 mag. The comet reached 3-4 mag shortly prior perihelion (2015 Jan 27 at 1.28 au) and was last seen on 2016 Sep 10. Its period is about 7000 years.
☄️🔭 #CometWatch
August 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
#bskycometography no. 272
C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)
2014 Aug 17: Discovered by @cometguy.bsky.social T. Lovejoy (Australia) at 15 mag. The comet reached 3-4 mag shortly prior perihelion (2015 Jan 27 at 1.28 au) and was last seen on 2016 Sep 10. Its period is about 7000 years.
☄️🔭 #CometWatch
C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)
2014 Aug 17: Discovered by @cometguy.bsky.social T. Lovejoy (Australia) at 15 mag. The comet reached 3-4 mag shortly prior perihelion (2015 Jan 27 at 1.28 au) and was last seen on 2016 Sep 10. Its period is about 7000 years.
☄️🔭 #CometWatch
Lovely day for a walk today, joined by a couple of friendly goats!
June 18, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Lovely day for a walk today, joined by a couple of friendly goats!
C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) Jan 13.715, 2025 UT- Processed from images courtesy of SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory). An RGB image was created by mapping the color channels to images acquired with different filters using SOHO's LASCO C3 camera.
January 13, 2025 at 7:33 PM
C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) Jan 13.715, 2025 UT- Processed from images courtesy of SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory). An RGB image was created by mapping the color channels to images acquired with different filters using SOHO's LASCO C3 camera.
Didn't think I would get a view of G3 this morning due to low cloud, but when I checked back around 4:25am there it was in 10x42 binoculars an obvious comet with starlike coma. No magnitude estimate possible, but comparison of images with yesterday suggests m1=1.0.
January 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Didn't think I would get a view of G3 this morning due to low cloud, but when I checked back around 4:25am there it was in 10x42 binoculars an obvious comet with starlike coma. No magnitude estimate possible, but comparison of images with yesterday suggests m1=1.0.
Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) still very obvious in binoculars at mag 1.5. This mornings view Jan 6 18:10 UT with a 318mm f5.8 lens and Olympus em1.2.
January 7, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) still very obvious in binoculars at mag 1.5. This mornings view Jan 6 18:10 UT with a 318mm f5.8 lens and Olympus em1.2.
Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) photographed using an iphone? Sure.
January 6, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) photographed using an iphone? Sure.
Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) now close to mag 1.5. From T75 Chile on Jan 5.
January 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) now close to mag 1.5. From T75 Chile on Jan 5.
Brighter again tonight (2025 Jan 4.37 UT) at mag 1.9. This was made using the T75 25cm reflector at iTelescope's Chile facility.
January 4, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Brighter again tonight (2025 Jan 4.37 UT) at mag 1.9. This was made using the T75 25cm reflector at iTelescope's Chile facility.
Jan 3, 2025. Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) brighter still. Mag 2 this morning and clearly visible in 10x42 Binoculars (but not with naked eye). This view was from near Dalby, QLD.
January 4, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Jan 3, 2025. Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) brighter still. Mag 2 this morning and clearly visible in 10x42 Binoculars (but not with naked eye). This view was from near Dalby, QLD.
Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) has brightened a magnitude in just 24 hours. Here it is Jan 2.75 UT at mag 3.7. This is tightly cropped 2 x 2 degree FOV. Quite easy to see in my 10-22x50mm Nikon binoculars.
January 3, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) has brightened a magnitude in just 24 hours. Here it is Jan 2.75 UT at mag 3.7. This is tightly cropped 2 x 2 degree FOV. Quite easy to see in my 10-22x50mm Nikon binoculars.
C/2024 G3 peaking past some cloud on Dec 31 from Cleveland Pt, Queensland.
January 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
C/2024 G3 peaking past some cloud on Dec 31 from Cleveland Pt, Queensland.
Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) still brightening nicely. Remotely imaged from iTelescope's Chile location on Jan 1. This is a 0.5x0.5 degree FOV.
January 1, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) still brightening nicely. Remotely imaged from iTelescope's Chile location on Jan 1. This is a 0.5x0.5 degree FOV.
Comet C/2024 G3 (upper right) and crescent moon together Dec 29. Single 10sec exposure from Chile (iTelescope) using a 135mm FL f3.5 lens. Comet is looking very healthy.
December 29, 2024 at 12:29 PM
Comet C/2024 G3 (upper right) and crescent moon together Dec 29. Single 10sec exposure from Chile (iTelescope) using a 135mm FL f3.5 lens. Comet is looking very healthy.
Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) on December 23.74 UT from Cleveland Pt, QLD, Australia. Now mag 6.5 :)
December 24, 2024 at 7:25 AM
Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) on December 23.74 UT from Cleveland Pt, QLD, Australia. Now mag 6.5 :)
Comet C/2024 G3, with a tripod mounted 135mm lens. Here is my image this morning (Dec 21.74, 2024 UT) rising over Moreton Bay near Brisbane. Image is cropped to 8x8 degrees. 3 x 2.5sec exposures at 135mmF1.8.
December 22, 2024 at 2:26 AM
Comet C/2024 G3, with a tripod mounted 135mm lens. Here is my image this morning (Dec 21.74, 2024 UT) rising over Moreton Bay near Brisbane. Image is cropped to 8x8 degrees. 3 x 2.5sec exposures at 135mmF1.8.
Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) Dec 19.349 from iTelescope T75 scope (25cm F3.8) in Chile. This is a 0.5 degree FOV crop and a stack of 10x30sec exposures. Andrew Pearce obtained magnitude 7.6 with a 1.2' coma. Note he obtained mag 7.8 from my previous image on Dec 18.
December 19, 2024 at 7:05 PM
Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) Dec 19.349 from iTelescope T75 scope (25cm F3.8) in Chile. This is a 0.5 degree FOV crop and a stack of 10x30sec exposures. Andrew Pearce obtained magnitude 7.6 with a 1.2' coma. Note he obtained mag 7.8 from my previous image on Dec 18.
Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) Dec 18.353 from iTelescope T75 scope (25cm F3.8) in Chile. Thanks to iTelescope temporarily allow the scope to point near the horizon. This is a 0.5 degree FOV crop and a stack of 5x30sec exposures. My estimate from image using a 1.7' aperture is 7.6.
December 18, 2024 at 11:46 AM
Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) Dec 18.353 from iTelescope T75 scope (25cm F3.8) in Chile. Thanks to iTelescope temporarily allow the scope to point near the horizon. This is a 0.5 degree FOV crop and a stack of 5x30sec exposures. My estimate from image using a 1.7' aperture is 7.6.
Comet C/2024 G3 Dec 10.35 from Chile (iTelescope T70). Looking good, mag 8.0-8.5 (more accurate measurement coming). FOV shown is 1.3x1.3 degrees.
December 10, 2024 at 8:57 AM
Comet C/2024 G3 Dec 10.35 from Chile (iTelescope T70). Looking good, mag 8.0-8.5 (more accurate measurement coming). FOV shown is 1.3x1.3 degrees.
Its very cosy here on bsky having only 41 followers!
December 6, 2024 at 1:50 AM
Its very cosy here on bsky having only 41 followers!
Better conditions for C/2024 G3 Dec 1.352, 2024 UT today. Estimated mag ~9.5. This is a 0.5x0.5 degree crop using T70 at iTelescopes Chile facility. 7 x 30 second exposure.
December 1, 2024 at 11:06 PM
Better conditions for C/2024 G3 Dec 1.352, 2024 UT today. Estimated mag ~9.5. This is a 0.5x0.5 degree crop using T70 at iTelescopes Chile facility. 7 x 30 second exposure.
Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) from Chile. Nov 30 8h28m, 2024 UT. 5x30sec exposure with 135mm Samyang at f2.8 and ZWO ASI 2600MM. Mag ~10.0. Very low altitude and strong twilight.
November 30, 2024 at 9:47 AM
Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) from Chile. Nov 30 8h28m, 2024 UT. 5x30sec exposure with 135mm Samyang at f2.8 and ZWO ASI 2600MM. Mag ~10.0. Very low altitude and strong twilight.
IAUC Station Q80 is no more, the old roll-off roof observatory has been dismantled and is in the process of being rebuilt as a garden shed.
November 29, 2024 at 11:38 AM
IAUC Station Q80 is no more, the old roll-off roof observatory has been dismantled and is in the process of being rebuilt as a garden shed.