126P/IRAS 2023-Oct-12 Dan Bartlett

Crowded Starfield with Comet 126P/ IRAS on October 12, 2023

When you are waiting for other targets...

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Observational details:
Backyard setup
scope: C14 D = 356mm; fl =729mm; F# 2
camera: asi 2600mcP
exposure: 40 x180 sec
Seeing: 4/5 Transparency: 9/10
Observer: DEBartlett
Location: June Lake, California, USA


Image Details (ALL):
Projection ............... Gnomonic
Projection origin ........ [1397.463279 886.719827] px -> [RA: 1 28 32.998 Dec: +68 18 04.71]
Resolution ............... 2.128 arcsec/px
Rotation ................. -3.364 deg
Reference system ......... ICRS
Observation start time ... 2023-10-12 07:55:58 UTC
Observation end time ..... 2023-10-12 07:58:58 UTC
Geodetic coordinates ..... 119 04 46 W 37 46 30 N 2357 m
Focal distance ........... 728.99 mm
Pixel size ............... 7.52 um
Field of view ............ 1d 39' 9.2" x 1d 2' 54.7"
Image center ............. RA: 1 28 33.041 Dec: +68 18 04.54 ex: +0.191178 px ey: -0.060649 px
Image bounds:
top-left .............. RA: 1 37 20.859 Dec: +68 51 29.48 ex: -0.044326 px ey: -0.039589 px
top-right ............. RA: 1 19 06.656 Dec: +68 45 32.58 ex: -0.089825 px ey: +0.051663 px
bottom-left ........... RA: 1 37 35.858 Dec: +67 48 41.47 ex: -0.550460 px ey: +0.004871 px
bottom-right .......... RA: 1 20 10.512 Dec: +67 42 58.99 ex: -1.179891 px ey: -0.468327 px