Comet Panstarrs T2
in the Evening sky
May 24, 2020

 
 This
            comet has a dim anti tail pointing to the right. You can also
            see many galaxies in the background, many reaching 19th magnitude.
            At 8.2 magnitude, this comet is near its peak brightness.
 

            
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Field here
            is about 1 degree


Lens:  10" f/3.9 Orion Astrograph with Baader MPCC coma corrector
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200 
Camera: SBIG ST10XME
Exposure:  75m
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  7/10, Transparency 8/10
Outside Temperature:  20F
Processing Tools:  Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2
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