Comet Atlas Y4
in the Evening sky
April 9, 2020

 
 This
            potentially bright comet is now starting to fragment, and is
            growing dim and diffuse. It is hoped we will still have a fine
            showing when it nears the sun, but hope is fading. A bit of a
            yellowish dust tail is seen here pointing to the right, and we
            can still make out the bright green coloration in the ionised
            gasses in the coma. Stay tuned!

            


            
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Lens:  10" f/3.9 Orion Astrograph Newtonian
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200
Exposure:  45mins
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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