C/2022 A2 (PANSTARRS) 2022-Nov-23 Dan Bartlett

C/2022 A2 PanSTARRS. Some good data, 75 x 60 seconds, from a difficult night with high clouds shows interesting tail structure surrounded by a gaseous blue/green coma. Fairly easy to see in the subs with the inverted image hints the tail structure a little easier.

Observational details:
scope: RASA11 D = 279mm; fl =618mm; F# 2.2
camera: asi 2600mcP
exposure: 75 x60 sec
Seeing: 4/5
Transparency: 6/10
Observer: DEBartlett
Location: June Lake, California, USA

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Resolution ............... 1.255 arcsec/px (closeup Starless).................2.51arcsec/px(widefield)
Rotation ................. 0.737 deg
Reference system ......... ICRS
Observation start time ... 2022-11-23 13:27:31 UTC
Observation end time ..... 2022-11-23 13:28:31 UTC
Geodetic coordinates ..... 119 04 46 W 37 46 51 N 2360 m
Focal distance ........... 618.07 mm
Pixel size ............... 3.76 um

Widefield images
Field of view ............ 1d 18' 25.5" x 1d 18' 25.5"
Image center ............. RA: 13 20 20.934 Dec: +28 04 06.49 ex: +0.000082 px ey: +0.000060 px
Image bounds:
top-left .............. RA: 13 23 22.030 Dec: +28 42 40.33 ex: -0.001165 px ey: +0.000420 px
top-right ............. RA: 13 17 24.345 Dec: +28 43 41.73 ex: +0.000144 px ey: -0.000243 px
bottom-left ........... RA: 13 23 15.400 Dec: +27 24 15.33 ex: -0.000125 px ey: +0.000065 px
bottom-right .......... RA: 13 17 21.960 Dec: +27 25 15.93 ex: +0.000006 px ey: +0.000073 px

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