C/2020 V2 (ZTF) 2022-Oct-20 Dan Bartlett

Here I've included both images of C/2020 V2 (ZTF) imaged on the mornings of October 20 &21st 2022. The bright star at the lower portion of these images is Beta UMA, Merak, the class A type star that is the lowest star in the Big Dipper asterism "The Pointers".

Observation details:
scope: RASA11 D = 279mm; fl =618mm; F# 2.2
camera: asi 2600mcP
exposure: 88 x120 sec for 10/20 and 92x 120sec for 10/21
Seeing: 4/5
Transparency: 8/10 both nights
Observer: DEBartlett
Location: June Lake, California, USA

Image details (except for the HDRMT panels which are 1.255"/pixel):
WCS transformation ....... Linear
Projection ............... Gnomonic
Projection origin ........ [1021.491534 1537.497206] px -> [RA: 10 59 31.165 Dec: +57 12 54.21]
Resolution ............... 2.509 arcsec/px
Rotation ................. -2.649 deg
Reference system ......... ICRS
Observation start time ... 2022-10-20 12:22:34 UTC
Focal distance ........... 618.14 mm
Pixel size ............... 7.52 um
Field of view ............ 1d 25' 26.5" x 2d 8' 36.2"
Image center ............. RA: 10 59 31.162 Dec: +57 12 54.20

Image bounds:
top-left .............. RA: 11 04 33.411 Dec: +58 18 43.62
top-right ............. RA: 10 53 44.169 Dec: +58 14 39.17
bottom-left ........... RA: 11 04 59.187 Dec: +56 10 12.70
bottom-right .......... RA: 10 54 46.458 Dec: +56 06 22.05
AND
Observation start time ... 2022-10-21 10:54:22 UTC
Field of view ............ 1d 25' 27.7" x 2d 8' 37.9"
Image center ............. RA: 11 01 02.638 Dec: +57 13 25.54

Image bounds:
top-left .............. RA: 11 06 04.913 Dec: +58 19 15.66
top-right ............. RA: 10 55 15.336 Dec: +58 15 11.03
bottom-left ........... RA: 11 06 30.946 Dec: +56 10 43.42
bottom-right .......... RA: 10 56 17.917 Dec: +56 06 52.69

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