13P/Olbers 2024-Jun-25 Dan Bartlett

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Clearing skies from the afternoon's thunderstorms afforded a fine evening of capturing comet 13P/ Olbers. Stacking 30 minutes worth of subs, any more and tail structure would have suffered, shows the comet experiencing twists and knots. The comet reminds me of a face down skeletal specter showing its ever changing shape shift. I'm still trying to adjust the computer monitor for optimal post - not there yet.
​​​​​​​Dan

Resolution Image:
https://astrob.in/61712u/C/



Backyard setup
scope: C14 HyperStar fl728mm D356mm
exposure: 60 x 30 sec
Seeing:3/5
Transparency 9/10
Observer: DEBartlett
Place: June Lake_California USA

Image Info (Processed ):
Projection ............... Gnomonic
Projection origin ........ [1468.221945 954.042450] px -> [RA: 8 05 35.837 Dec: +42 28 54.09]
Resolution ............... 2.133 arcsec/px
Rotation ................. -2.209 deg
Reference system ......... ICRS
Observation start time ... 2024-06-25 04:34:12 UTC
Observation end time ..... 2024-06-25 05:25:02 UTC
Geodetic coordinates ..... 119 04 46 W 37 46 51 N 2360 m
Focal distance ........... 727.26 mm
Pixel size ............... 7.52 um
Field of view ............ 1d 44' 22.0" x 1d 7' 49.4"
Image center ............. RA: 8 05 35.837 Dec: +42 28 54.08 ex: -0.006657 px ey: +0.008206 px
Image bounds:
top-left .............. RA: 8 10 14.026 Dec: +43 04 27.70 ex: -1.128969 px ey: -1.300386 px
top-right ............. RA: 8 00 44.686 Dec: +43 00 07.95 ex: +2.170393 px ey: -1.137068 px
bottom-left ........... RA: 8 10 22.439 Dec: +41 56 50.66 ex: -1.080353 px ey: +0.098041 px
bottom-right .......... RA: 8 01 03.096 Dec: +41 52 36.46 ex: +1.078630 px ey: +0.120264 px