12P/Pons-Brooks 2023-Dec-11 Dan Bartlett

12P/ Pons-Brooks and Nearby Double Star Zeta Lyr from 2023_12_11

From my efforts last night here are a number of images I thought were of interest. Following are standard and inverted color images both of a closeup (full resolution) and a Full-Field (reduced resolution) stacked images all from the same data. Additionally I've included the single 120 second reference frame with the stars removed for improved clarity.
Cheers everyone!

Backyard setup
scope: C14HyperStar D = 356mm; fl =729mm;
exposure: 26 x 120 sec
Seeing: 4/5
Transparency: 9/10
Observer: DEBartlett
Place: June Lake_California USA

Full Resolution Closeup: https://astrob.in/ya6qdm/B/

Image Info (closeup):
Projection ............... Gnomonic
Projection origin ........ [1297.130774 1338.687385] px -> [RA: 18 48 22.818 Dec: +38 16 50.65]
Resolution ............... 1.064 arcsec/px
Rotation ................. -2.476 deg
Reference system ......... ICRS
Observation start time ... 2023-12-12 02:44:13 UTC
Observation end time ..... 2023-12-12 03:58:53 UTC
Geodetic coordinates ..... 119 04 46 W 37 46 30 N 2357 m
Focal distance ........... 728.92 mm
Pixel size ............... 3.76 um
Field of view ............ 45' 57.9" x 47' 27.2"
Image center ............. RA: 18 48 22.818 Dec: +38 16 50.65 ex: -0.104819 px ey: +0.200561 px
Image bounds:
top-left .............. RA: 18 50 15.219 Dec: +38 41 27.38 ex: -0.845895 px ey: -1.452470 px
top-right ............. RA: 18 46 20.018 Dec: +38 39 26.10 ex: +2.530048 px ey: -1.407298 px
bottom-left ........... RA: 18 50 24.434 Dec: +37 54 05.66 ex: -0.996309 px ey: +1.981421 px
bottom-right .......... RA: 18 46 31.475 Dec: +37 52 01.71 ex: +0.095600 px ey: -0.520071 px


Full Frame and Reference Frame: https://astrob.in/smol51/B/

Projection ............... Gnomonic
Projection origin ........ [1508.214083 1008.005297] px -> [RA: 18 47 55.632 Dec: +38 05 33.83]
Resolution ............... 2.128 arcsec/px
Rotation ................. -2.557 deg
Reference system ......... ICRS
Observation start time ... 2023-12-12 02:44:13 UTC
Observation end time ..... 2023-12-12 03:58:53 UTC
Geodetic coordinates ..... 119 04 46 W 37 46 30 N 2357 m
Focal distance ........... 728.94 mm
Pixel size ............... 7.52 um
Field of view ............ 1d 46' 57.7" x 1d 11' 29.8"
Image center ............. RA: 18 47 55.629 Dec: +38 05 33.82 ex: -0.104970 px ey: -0.038707 px
Image bounds:
top-left .............. RA: 18 52 20.875 Dec: +38 43 15.58 ex: -1.376306 px ey: -1.484187 px
top-right ............. RA: 18 43 14.541 Dec: +38 38 23.04 ex: +2.650918 px ey: -1.748918 px
bottom-left ........... RA: 18 52 32.568 Dec: +37 32 01.26 ex: -1.589896 px ey: +1.433450 px
bottom-right .......... RA: 18 43 34.944 Dec: +37 27 14.61 ex: +1.489311 px ey: +2.591668 px

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