Solar wind velocities for C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy)

Each image was processed through IDL using the main technique described in the paper to produce radial solar wind velocity estimates from cometary ion tails for comet C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy).<br><br>The processed variables, including the final solar wind velocity results are stored as individual .sav files for each image. <br><br>Images were obtained from a global network of amateur astronomers and the Isaac Newton Telescope were observed by Y.Ramanjooloo (author) and K. Birkett.<br>To produce a plot, the solar wind velocities must be obtained from each image.<br><br>An image of the comet [Rhemann] and a plot of that data coverage with each image mapped out from Earth are also included. The Sun is at the origin and perihelion defines the y-axis. <br><br><br><br>