C/2023 P1 (Nishimura) 2023-Aug-18 Dan Bartlett

Please... More than 10 Minutes on Comet C/2023 P1 Nishimura, Captured 2023-08-18

Wishful thinking, I know, in this cometary pursuit we all crave. Still quite low to the mountainous horizon at twilight entering the scene. This image is a stack of 30 x 20 seconds centered at o5:oo. Tomorrow a possible road-trip for a lower horizon equaling more time on target...hooray.

Observational details:
Backyard setup
scope: C14 D = 356mm; fl =729mm; F# 2
camera: asi 2600mcP
exposure: 30 x20 sec
Seeing: 2/5
Transparency: 7/10
Observer: DEBartlett
Location: June Lake, California, USA

Image Info (all)
Projection ............... Gnomonic
Projection origin ........ [1031.211357 686.870334] px -> [RA: 7 24 18.969 Dec: +20 23 09.87]
Resolution ............... 2.131 arcsec/px
Rotation ................. -3.842 deg
Reference system ......... ICRS
Observation start time ... 2023-08-18 12:00:09 UTC
Observation end time ..... 2023-08-18 12:00:29 UTC
Geodetic coordinates ..... 119 04 46 W 37 46 30 N 2357 m
Focal distance ........... 728.04 mm
Pixel size ............... 7.52 um
Field of view ............ 1d 13' 14.3" x 48' 48.1"
Image center ............. RA: 7 24 19.002 Dec: +20 23 09.62
Image bounds:
top-left .............. RA: 7 26 48.282 Dec: +20 49 51.38
top-right ............. RA: 7 21 35.534 Dec: +20 44 59.25
bottom-left ........... RA: 7 27 01.698 Dec: +20 01 10.52
bottom-right .......... RA: 7 21 50.583 Dec: +19 56 19.97

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