C/2020 R4 (ATLAS) 2021-May-07 Chris Schur

Now at 9th magnitude and approaching the zenith, this nice object has a glowing green coma and a bit of a yellow dust tail. It is currently the brightest comet in the sky.

Lens: 10" f/3.9 Orion Astrograph Newtonian
Platform: Astrophysics AP1200
Exposure: 50mins
Location: Payson, Arizona
Elevation: 5150 ft.
Sky: Seeing 7/10, Transparency 4/10
Outside Temperature: 52F
Processing Tools: Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2

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