Comet 116P - Wild 4
in the Evening sky
April 23, 2022

 
 This
            comet is currently 13th magnitude and is near its peak in Leo.
            A dim short antil tail can be seen, and a broad fan with one
            tail ray. A nice face on spiral is faintly seen to the upper
            right.
 

            


            
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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:  1h 45m
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  5/10, Transparency 6/10
Outside Temperature:  50F
Processing Tools:  Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2
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