The Hairy Star, the Hunter, and the Seven Sisters

On Jan. 10, 2015, astrophotographer Jerry Lodriguss took what may be my favorite picture of the bright Comet Lovejoy I've seen so far. Check this out: This is a very wide-field shot showing the constellation of Orion on the left, Taurus in the right of center, the Pleiades star cluster on the right, and near the bottom, the lovely green hue of the comet. The comet is still bright and big; through a telescope the fuzzy head (the property that gave comets the nickname "hairy stars") is about the s...