12P/Pons-Brooks 2024-Mar-12 Dan Bartlett

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Very windy night (AVERAGE windspeed during imaging 35+kts with gusts measured to 49, rooftop sensor) forcing a rejection over 51 of the 108x 30 second subs. Storm had just past granting a clearing for this imaging attempt. Details are somewhat lacking in the comet, using the C 14 hyperstar configured scope on a beefy mount. You got to take what you can get, when it comes to comet imaging. I'm not dissatisfied with the brightening comet.


Full Resolution Image:
https://astrob.in/wzv23h/B/


Observational details:
Backyard setup
scope: C14 fl729mm D356mm
exposure: 57 x 30 sec
Seeing: 2/5
Transparency 6/10
Observer: DEBartlett
Place: June Lake_California USA


Image Info (Fully Processed images):
Projection ............... Gnomonic
Projection origin ........ [935.648116 1513.156413] px -> [RA: 0 41 17.290 Dec: +32 50 09.21]
Resolution ............... 2.129 arcsec/px
Rotation ................. 22.527 deg
Reference system ......... ICRS
Observation start time ... 2024-03-13 03:13:40 UTC
Observation end time ..... 2024-03-13 03:14:10 UTC
Geodetic coordinates ..... 119 04 46 W 37 46 51 N 2360 m
Focal distance ........... 728.51 mm
Pixel size ............... 7.52 um
Field of view ............ 1d 6' 23.7" x 1d 47' 22.8"
Image center ............. RA: 0 41 17.291 Dec: +32 50 09.20 ex: -0.000104 px ey: +0.008708 px
Image bounds:
top-left .............. RA: 0 45 22.584 Dec: +33 26 43.43 ex: -1.572608 px ey: -1.296504 px
top-right ............. RA: 0 40 29.159 Dec: +33 52 16.27 ex: +0.738537 px ey: -1.148540 px
bottom-left ........... RA: 0 42 04.301 Dec: +31 47 57.58 ex: -1.580773 px ey: +1.170244 px
bottom-right .......... RA: 0 37 15.297 Dec: +32 13 03.82 ex: +1.939461 px ey: +0.519666 px