C/2020 V2 (ZTF) 2023-Feb-19 Dan Bartlett

Now for Something Completely Different, Dual RASA11, asi 6200mmP & 6200mcP, Starless SuperLum, C/2020 V2 (ZTF), 2023-02-19

Only showing the Super-Luminance image from two simultaneously operating RASA 11's imaging comet C/2020 V2 (ZTF). Not a "pretty" picture but with a little star removal (StarXterminator didn't do well here), I've made a superlum by combining 20 x 180seconds from the mono camera with the 21 x 180secs OSC camera (separated masters RGB channels). This effectively doubles my time on target.

What's next? Pretty picture time by using the superlum as the L channel in a LRGB combination. I'm on the road tomorrow so I won't be able to continue the process for a day or two.
Should be interesting to see the results...I've also repeated the capturing process on C/2022 E3 and am eager to see if I can coax out any more tail structure.

Observational details:
Backyard setup
scope: 2 x C11 RASA D = 279mm; fl =618mm; F# 2.2
cameras: asi 6200mcP and asi 6200mmP
exposure: 21 x180 sec and 20 x 180sec
Seeing: 4/5
Transparency: 9/10
Observer: DEBartlett
Location: June Lake, California, USA

Image Info:
Projection ............... Gnomonic
Projection origin ........ [1268.921090 894.042960] px -> [RA: 1 42 11.552 Dec: +46 07 25.01]
Resolution ............... 2.504 arcsec/px
Rotation ................. 2.583 deg
Observation start time ... 2023-02-20 03:35:30 UTC
Observation end time ..... 2023-02-20 03:38:30 UTC
Focal distance ........... 619.41 mm
Pixel size ............... 7.52 um
Field of view ............ 1d 45' 55.6" x 1d 14' 37.5"
Image center ............. RA: 1 42 11.552 Dec: +46 07 25.01 ex: -0.000133 px ey: +0.000050 px
Image bounds:
top-left .............. RA: 1 36 53.232 Dec: +46 41 51.33 ex: -0.001162 px ey: -0.000340 px
top-right ............. RA: 1 47 10.955 Dec: +46 46 41.01 ex: +0.000758 px ey: -0.000679 px
bottom-left ........... RA: 1 37 19.391 Dec: +45 27 22.41 ex: -0.000226 px ey: +0.000508 px
bottom-right .......... RA: 1 47 23.483 Dec: +45 32 04.67 ex: +0.001827 px ey: +0.000599 px

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