Comet Atlas Y4
in the Evening sky
March 21, 2020

 
 This
            new comet will brighten significantly over the next month, and
            may become brilliant in the sunset sky in a month or two. The
            bright 4.7th magnitude star Rho Ursa Majoris is just out side
            the field to the lower left and made for lots of glare, flaring
            and artifacts in this image! The comet shows a beautiful teal
            color, and a ray type tail forming. Will be exciting to follow
            its journey across the sky.

            


            
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Lens:  10" f/3.9 Orion Astrograph Newtonian
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200
Exposure:  40mins
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  7/10, Transparency 6/10
Outside Temperature:  45F
Processing Tools:  Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2
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