C/2020 V2 (ZTF) 2023-Dec-13 Dan Bartlett

Obviously a struggle when the target is less than 3 degrees from the horizon (10 degrees from the artificial horizon) but I had to try.
Here is the results of three different evenings under various conditions.

Animation: https://astrob.in/s1vhos/0/
Full Resolution (all): https://astrob.in/sn4ngp/C/

C_2020_V2_ZTF_C14F2_asi2600mcP_37x15sec_2023_12_13_180658PST_JuneLake_California_USA_DEBartlett
Observational details:
Backyard setup
scope: C14HyperStar D = 356mm; fl =729mm;
exposure: 37 x 15 sec
Seeing: 4.5/5
Transparency: 9/10
Observer: DEBartlett
Place: June Lake_California USA

Image Info:
Projection ............... Gnomonic
Projection origin ........ [1523.564273 976.787942] px -> [RA: 23 18 24.183 Dec: -42 19 56.68]
Resolution ............... 2.133 arcsec/px
Rotation ................. -2.415 deg
Reference system ......... ICRS
Observation start time ... 2023-12-14 01:56:46 UTC
Observation end time ..... 2023-12-14 02:12:43 UTC
Geodetic coordinates ..... 119 04 46 W 37 46 30 N 2357 m
Focal distance ........... 727.22 mm
Pixel size ............... 7.52 um
Field of view ............ 1d 48' 12.7" x 1d 9' 23.5"
Image center ............. RA: 23 18 24.184 Dec: -42 19 56.59 ex: +0.012953 px ey: +0.081232 px
Image bounds:
top-left .............. RA: 23 13 27.422 Dec: -41 47 22.59 ex: -2.203164 px ey: -1.436364 px
top-right ............. RA: 23 23 04.189 Dec: -41 42 23.74 ex: +0.092987 px ey: -1.821112 px
bottom-left ........... RA: 23 13 38.878 Dec: -42 56 49.16 ex: -1.503803 px ey: +2.526256 px
bottom-right .......... RA: 23 23 26.662 Dec: -42 51 47.85 ex: +0.787129 px ey: +2.081246 px

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