Comet C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy), 4-5-6-7-8-15-16-31 December 2013
After ISON disintegration, I looked to this comet as a "replacement", and I was surprised that it is a really interesting object, with a long tail. The images below were obtained from my light polluted home, except the one of Dec 31, from the mountains but with a hazy sky.

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4 December 2013, 4.30 UT (mean of L exposures), TEC 140, LRGB total exp 57.5 min (2-3-3-3x300s + 5x30s for nucleus), SBIG STL-11000, from my light polluted home in Tradate (VA, Italy), see below for more details.

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5 December 2013, 4.53 UT (mean of L exposures), TEC 140, LRGB total exp 50 min (6-1-1-1x300s + 10x30s for nucleus), SBIG STL-11000, from my light polluted home in Tradate (VA, Italy), see below for more details.

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6 December 2013, 4.47 UT (mean of L exposures), TEC 140, LRGB total exp 48 min (L=5x300s, RGB=3-3-3x120s + 10x30s for nucleus), SBIG STL-11000, from my light polluted home in Tradate (VA, Italy), see below for more details.

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7 December 2013, 4.53 UT (mean of L exposures), TEC 140, LRGB total exp 56.5 min (L=7x300s, RGB=3-3-3x120s + 7x30s for nucleus), SBIG STL-11000, from my light polluted home in Tradate (VA, Italy), see below for more details.

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8 December 2013, 4.52 UT (mean of L exposures), TEC 140, LRGB total exp 51 min (L=6x300s, RGB=3-3-3x120s + 6x30s for nucleus), SBIG STL-11000, from my light polluted home in Tradate (VA, Italy), see below for more details.

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15 December 2013, 5.32 UT (mean of L exposures), Pentax 165 mm f/2.8 at f/4, LRGB total exp 22 min (8-1-1-1x120s), SBIG STL-11000, from my light polluted home in Tradate (VA, Italy), see below for more details.

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16 December 2013, 5.33 UT (mean of L exposures), TEC 140, LRGB total exp 34.5 min (L=5x300s, RGB=3-3-3x120s + 7x30s for nucleus), SBIG STL-11000, from my light polluted home in Tradate (VA, Italy), see below for more details.

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31 December 2013, 5.25 UT (mean of L exposures), TEC 140, LRGB total exp 35 min (4-1-1-1x300s), SBIG STL-11000, light crop, very hazy sky, from Bogli (at 1350 m height, Italian Apennines), see below for more details.

Technical Data
Optics TEC 140 (except the wide field one with the Pentax 165 mm lens)
Focal Length
1011 mm
Focal Ratio f/7.2
Exposure Time see captions
CCD SBIG STL-11000
Chip temperature
From Tradate: -35°C (except one at -30°C) | From Bogli: -40°C
Location Tradate (VA, Italy, at 305 m height | Bogli (PC, Italian Apennines) at 1350 m height
Date
see captions
Mount Schmidt fork mount
Tracking On the comet head
Temperature and humidity T= mostly 0°C, RH= mostly 100%
Sky brightness at zenith (with SQM-L) 19.2-19.6 from Tradate | 20.8 from Bogli
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