C/2020 V2 (ZTF) 2023-Dec-11 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/
Full Resolution (all): https://astrob.in/sn4ngp/C/

C_2020_V2_ZTF_C14F2_asi2600mcP_25x15sec_2023_12_11_181602PST_JuneLake_California_USA_DEBartlett
Observational details:
Backyard setup
scope: C14HyperStar D = 356mm; fl =729mm;
exposure: 25 x 15 sec
Seeing: 4/5
Transparency: 8/10
Observer: DEBartlett
Place: June Lake_California USA

Image info:
Projection ............... Gnomonic
Projection origin ........ [1523.700071 976.761364] px -> [RA: 23 19 38.284 Dec: -42 28 03.06]
Resolution ............... 2.132 arcsec/px
Rotation ................. -2.436 deg
Reference system ......... ICRS
Observation start time ... 2023-12-12 02:13:11 UTC
Observation end time ..... 2023-12-12 02:23:57 UTC
Geodetic coordinates ..... 119 04 46 W 37 46 30 N 2357 m
Focal distance ........... 727.46 mm
Pixel size ............... 7.52 um
Field of view ............ 1d 48' 10.6" x 1d 9' 22.1"
Image center ............. RA: 23 19 38.283 Dec: -42 28 03.04 ex: -0.011437 px ey: +0.171952 px
Image bounds:
top-left .............. RA: 23 14 40.895 Dec: -41 55 30.52 ex: -2.183126 px ey: -1.417914 px
top-right ............. RA: 23 24 18.726 Dec: -41 50 32.46 ex: +0.132690 px ey: -1.430097 px
bottom-left ........... RA: 23 14 52.372 Dec: -43 04 55.44 ex: -1.655029 px ey: +3.137001 px
bottom-right .......... RA: 23 24 41.567 Dec: -42 59 57.23 ex: +0.357854 px ey: +0.925781 px

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