Comet Atlas Y4
in the Evening sky
April 14, 2020

 
 Despite
            breaking apart, this comet still is providing a good show for
            astroimagers. Last night, the dust tail is starting to show more
            evidently, and the nuclear regions appeared more distinct and
            smaller. Looking forward to seeing more changes in this unique
            object.

            


            
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Lens:  10" f/3.9 Orion Astrograph Newtonian
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200
Exposure:  72mins
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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