C/2020 V2 (ZTF) 2023-Dec-08 Dan Bartlett

Obviously a struggle when the target is less than 3 degrees from the horizon (10 degrees from the artificial horizon) but I had to try.
Here is the results of three different evenings under various conditions.

Animation: https://astrob.in/s1vhos/0/
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C_2020_V2_ZTF_C14_F2_asi2600mcP_26x20sec_2023_12_08_182921PST_JuneLake_California_USA_DEBartlett
Observational details:
Backyard setup
scope: C14HyperStar D = 356mm; fl =729mm;
exposure: 26 x 20 sec
Seeing: 3/5
Transparency: 7/10
Observer: DEBartlett
Place: June Lake_California USA

Image Info:
Projection ............... Gnomonic
Projection origin ........ [1523.335896 976.325031] px -> [RA: 23 19 59.895 Dec: -42 29 02.91]
Resolution ............... 2.133 arcsec/px
Rotation ................. -2.425 deg
Reference system ......... ICRS
Observation start time ... 2023-12-09 02:25:18 UTC
Observation end time ..... 2023-12-09 02:39:51 UTC
Geodetic coordinates ..... 119 04 46 W 37 46 30 N 2357 m
Focal distance ........... 727.19 mm
Pixel size ............... 7.52 um
Field of view ............ 1d 48' 13.0" x 1d 9' 23.7"
Image center ............. RA: 23 19 59.894 Dec: -42 29 02.91 ex: -0.059778 px ey: +0.010140 px
Image bounds:
top-left .............. RA: 23 15 02.387 Dec: -41 56 29.02 ex: -2.035492 px ey: -1.593855 px
top-right ............. RA: 23 24 40.640 Dec: -41 51 29.72 ex: -0.028482 px ey: -1.698379 px
bottom-left ........... RA: 23 15 13.495 Dec: -43 05 59.85 ex: +0.696479 px ey: +1.547152 px
bottom-right .......... RA: 23 25 02.726 Dec: -43 00 54.56 ex: +1.559304 px ey: +1.353496 px

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