Comet Atlas Y4
in the Evening sky
March 29, 2020

 
 This
            rapidly brightening comet in the northern sky is now 7.8 magnitude.
            A nice ray type tail is developing, and the coma is a rich teal
            color. It is now racing across the sky and will soon become a
            spectacular object we hope in the western sky at sunset.

            


            
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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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