C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto) 2019-Feb-23 Chris Schur

This 7th magnitude object in Auriga is just past the zenith on early February evenings, and displays only a short stubby fan tail towards the east. Just past closest to Earth, the comet is expected to fade rapidly after this.

Lens: 10" f/3.9 Orion Astrograph with Baader MPCC coma corrector
Platform: Astrophysics AP1200
Camera: SBIG ST10XME
Exposure: 63m
Location: Payson, Arizona
Elevation: 5150 ft.
Sky: Seeing 7/10, Transparency 8/10
Outside Temperature: 20F
Processing Tools: Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2