C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) 2020-Mar-29 Chris Schur

This rapidly brightening comet in the northern sky is now 7.8 magnitude. A nice ray type tail is developing, and the coma is a rich teal color. It is now racing across the sky and will soon become a spectacular object we hope in the western sky at sunset.

Lens: 10" f/3.9 Orion Astrograph Newtonian
Platform: Astrophysics AP1200
Exposure: 40mins
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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