C/2022 E3 (ZTF) 2023-Feb-08 Chris Schur

Comet C/2020 ZTF-E3
in the evening sky
2/8/23

Not so easy to see this gem in Auriga with the naked eye anymore, the comet is hovering near 6th magnitude and while the dust tails have merged to form one brighter curving fan, the ion tail has faded considerably. The brilliant orange star iota Auriga is at upper left, and is a KIII super giant.

Lens: 10" f/2.9 GSO Astrograph Newtonian w/Nexus corrector
Platform: Astrophysics AP1200
Camera: ASI071MC Pro CMOS OSC cooled
Exposure: 45 mins
Location: Payson, Arizona
Elevation: 5150 ft.
Sky: Seeing 7/10, Transparency 6/10
Outside Temperature: 32F
Processing Tools: Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2