Comet 220P McNaught
in the Morning sky in Cetus
7/23/26

 

            
Now at around 15th magnitude,
            this comet is quite faint but has a really photogenic tail.

            
-Comet: 220P McNaught

            -Date/Time Local: 7/23/26 2:33 AM MST

            -Date/Time UT: 7/23/26 9:33 UT

            -FOV: 94' x 75'

            -Orientation: N up

            -Seeing: 3

            -Transparency: 6

            -Orig. Scale: 1.2 arcsec/Pixel

            -Instrument: 10" f/3.8 Newt

            -Exposure: 80 min total

            -Camera: Atik 16200

            -Location: Payson,AZ

            


            Comet is quite faint, yet still has a significant tail and cyan
            colored coma.

            
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Scope:  10" f/3.9 Orion Astrograph Newtonian + Baader MPCC 2 coma corrector
Camera: Atik 16200 CCD
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200
Exposure:  80 mins LRGB
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  5/10, Transparency 6/10
Outside Temperature:  65F
Processing Tools:  PI, Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2
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