P/2022 L3 (ATLAS) 2022-Nov-21 Dan Bartlett

Actually a surprise to see a dusty rich field as well as comet much brighter than I expected. Comet is just past Perihelion on Oct 29, 2022 (2.4 AU) and relatively close to us @ 1.5A.U. when I used 17 x 120second lights to stack on a high clouded night. This a 15th magnitude that appears somewhat brighter to my untrained mind.

Observational details:
Backyard setup
scope: C11 RASA D = 279mm; fl =618mm; F# 2.2
camera: asi 2600mcP
exposure: 17 x 120 sec
Seeing: 4/5
Transparency: 6/10
Observer: DEBartlett
Location: June Lake, California, USA

Image Details:
Projection ............... Gnomonic
Projection origin ........ [1042.541665 1439.966706] px -> [RA: 2 07 33.104 Dec: +24 05 25.54]
Resolution ............... 2.509 arcsec/px
Rotation ................. 0.814 deg
Reference system ......... ICRS
Observation start time ... 2022-11-22 07:57:53 UTC
Observation end time ..... 2022-11-22 07:59:53 UTC
Geodetic coordinates ..... 119 04 46 W 37 46 51 N 2360 m
Focal distance ........... 618.26 mm
Pixel size ............... 7.52 um
Field of view ............ 1d 27' 11.0" x 2d 0' 25.5"
Image center ............. RA: 2 07 33.104 Dec: +24 05 25.54 ex: +0.000162 px ey: -0.000471 px
Image bounds:
top-left .............. RA: 2 10 49.464 Dec: +25 04 53.72 ex: -0.000043 px ey: +0.001701 px
top-right ............. RA: 2 04 24.325 Dec: +25 06 08.82 ex: +0.011064 px ey: -0.005907 px
bottom-left ........... RA: 2 10 38.877 Dec: +23 04 28.24 ex: +0.001264 px ey: +0.003661 px
bottom-right .......... RA: 2 04 19.808 Dec: +23 05 42.25 ex: -0.000008 px ey: +0.000652 px

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