C/2020 V2 (ZTF) 2022-Sep-22-23-24 Dan Bartlett

Not my most proud production, however here is a three night, three panel mosaic of C/2020 V2 ZTF spaced approximately 24 hours apart. The comet on these nights was moving at 500.36"/day. The 10th magnitude galaxy is the "Grand Design" Spiral, NGC 3310 both objects located in the constellation of Ursa Major.

Observing info:
scope: RASA11 D = 279mm; fl =618mm; F# 2.2
camera: asi 2600mcP
exposure: Right-19x180sec_2022_09_22_045749; mid-35x120sec_2022_09_23_042545; Left-38x120sec_2022_09_24_042344
Seeing: 4/5
Transparency: 7/10, 8/10, 8/10
Observer: DEBartlett
Location: June Lake, California, USA

Full Image details:
WCS transformation ....... Thin plate spline
Control points ........... 2140
Spline lengths ........... l:2093 b:2029 X:2073 Y:2071
Projection ............... Gnomonic
Projection origin ........ [839.045404 1135.049554] px -> [RA: 10 39 34.871 Dec: +53 40 42.67]
Resolution ............... 2.506 arcsec/px
Rotation ................. 0.621 deg
Reference system ......... ICRS
Focal distance ........... 1218.39 mm
Pixel size ............... 14.80 um
Field of view ............ 1d 10' 4.3" x 1d 34' 47.5"
Image center ............. RA: 10 39 34.871 Dec: +53 40 42.67 ex: +0.002150 px ey: +0.004165 px
Image bounds:
top-left .............. RA: 10 43 39.520 Dec: +54 27 26.94 ex: -0.017588 px ey: -0.082618 px
top-right ............. RA: 10 35 37.267 Dec: +54 28 14.42 ex: +0.008801 px ey: +0.001706 px
bottom-left ........... RA: 10 43 23.643 Dec: +52 52 42.34 ex: -0.006307 px ey: +0.007712 px
bottom-right .......... RA: 10 35 39.553 Dec: +52 53 23.04 ex: +0.003707 px ey: +0.136287 px

Full resolution can be found here:https://astrob.in/cnw8i2/0/

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