Comet Atlas R4 in Coma Bernices
in the evening sky
5/7/21

 
 Now
            at 9th magnitude and approaching the zenith, this nice object
            has a glowing green coma and a bit of a yellow dust tail. It
            is currently the brightest comet in the sky.

            
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Lens:  10" f/3.9 Orion Astrograph Newtonian
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200
Exposure:  50mins
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  7/10, Transparency 4/10
Outside Temperature:  52F
Processing Tools:  Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2
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