Comet C/2021 G2 Atlas
in the Evening sky in Libra
6/27/25

 
 This
            13.6 magnitude comet is in northern Libra, and is now at peak
            brightness. A fain asymetrical tail is seen here, with an offset
            nuclear region in the coma. The comet is so small, I show here
            a 50% crop of the original image to zoom in on it a bit.

            
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Scope:  10" f/3.9 Orion Astrograph Newtonian + Baader MPCC 2 coma corrector
Camera: Atik 16200 CCD
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200
Exposure:  60 mins LRGB
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  5/10, Transparency 6/10
Outside Temperature:  65F
Processing Tools:  PI, Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2
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