116P/Wild 2022-Apr-23 Chris Schur

Comet 116P - Wild 4
in the Evening sky
April 23, 2022

This comet is currently 13th magnitude and is near its peak in Leo. A dim short anti tail can be seen, and a broad fan with one tail ray. A nice face on spiral is faintly seen to the upper right.

Lens: 10" f/3.9 Orion Astrograph with Baader MPCC coma corrector
Platform: Astrophysics AP1200
Camera: SBIG ST10XME
Exposure: 1h 45m
Location: Payson, Arizona
Elevation: 5150 ft.
Sky: Seeing 5/10, Transparency 6/10
Outside Temperature: 50F
Processing Tools: Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2

http://www.schursastrophotography.com/newcomets/cometwild4-042322.html

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