C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 2022-May-25 Dan Bartlett

Presented here are a cropped version and an inverted resampling of the full resolution you can find here https://astrob.in/c28lty/0/on ASTROBIN.

The attached files are my efforts to image C/2017 K2 on the morning of May 25, 2022 in a rich, unremarkable starfield in Ophiuchus.

Observation info:
620mm RASA11
ASI2600mcP
47x120 secs
June Lake California, USA
DEBartlett

Image info for the cropped closeup:
WCS transformation ....... Linear
Projection ............... Gnomonic
Projection origin ........ [684.030694 877.487380] px -> [RA: 18 30 39.759 Dec: +10 29 57.24]
Resolution ............... 1.568 arcsec/px
Rotation ................. -5.149 deg
Reference system ......... ICRS
Observation start time ... 2022-05-25 10:02:11 UTC
Focal distance ........... 618.33 mm
Pixel size ............... 4.70 um
Field of view ............ 35' 44.8" x 45' 51.6"
Image center ............. RA: 18 30 39.763 Dec: +10 29 57.23
Image bounds:
top-left .............. RA: 18 31 43.893 Dec: +10 54 23.27
top-right ............. RA: 18 29 18.893 Dec: +10 51 10.77
bottom-left ........... RA: 18 32 00.448 Dec: +10 08 42.41
bottom-right .......... RA: 18 29 35.801 Dec: +10 05 30.38

The inverted image has been resampled to 50% of full frame (ASTROBIN)
Image info:
WCS transformation ....... Linear
Projection ............... Gnomonic
Projection origin ........ [785.025298 915.460873] px -> [RA: 18 30 44.793 Dec: +10 29 03.42]
Resolution ............... 3.137 arcsec/px
Rotation ................. -5.137 deg
Reference system ......... ICRS
Observation start time ... 2022-05-25 10:02:11 UTC
Focal distance ........... 618.22 mm
Pixel size ............... 9.40 um
Field of view ............ 1d 22' 5.4" x 1d 35' 44.3"
Image center ............. RA: 18 30 44.799 Dec: +10 29 03.30
Image bounds:
top-left .............. RA: 18 33 14.059 Dec: +11 20 21.70
top-right ............. RA: 18 27 40.630 Dec: +11 12 59.83
bottom-left ........... RA: 18 33 48.098 Dec: +9 45 00.19
bottom-right .......... RA: 18 28 16.361 Dec: +9 37 40.58

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