C/2022 E3 (ZTF) 2022-Jul-22 Dan Bartlett

Messy but here is comet C/2022 E3 ZTF in a busy Hercules starfield. Full resolution on ASTROBIN https://astrob.in/fjxz0v/0/

The full field color and inverted have been resampled to 75% with the following Image Details:
WCS transformation ....... Linear
Projection ............... Gnomonic
Projection origin ........ [1472.999997 1942.499985] px -> [RA: 18 02 31.216 Dec: +35 24 28.62]
Resolution ............... 1.669 arcsec/px
Rotation ................. -1.689 deg
Reference system ......... ICRS
Observation start time ... 2022-07-22 07:04:58 UTC
Focal distance ........... 619.39 mm
Pixel size ............... 5.01 um
Field of view ............ 1d 21' 58.0" x 1d 48' 5.6"
Image center ............. RA: 18 02 31.216 Dec: +35 24 28.62
Image bounds:
top-left .............. RA: 18 05 46.680 Dec: +36 19 32.39
top-right ............. RA: 17 59 00.071 Dec: +36 17 05.44
bottom-left ........... RA: 18 05 57.800 Dec: +34 31 29.34
bottom-right .......... RA: 17 59 20.166 Dec: +34 29 05.63

The paneled image shows July 22 (Top 3 panels) compared July 23 (bottom 3). Other than standard calibration processes, comet separation using the CometAlignment, integration and cropping in PixInsight, HDRMT has been applied to each with the number of layers stated in each image.
Image details are as follows for each:
July 22, 2022 47 x 120s
July 23, 2022 53 x 120s
Resolution ............... 1.252 arcsec/px
Rotation ................. -1.687 deg
Focal distance ........... 619.44 mm
Pixel size ............... 3.76 um

All images taken with a RASA 11 @F2.2, asi2600mcP from June lake California, USA

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