C/2022 E3 (ZTF) 2023-Jan-28 Dan Bartlett

3 x 2 degree Field - Closeup - C/2022 E3 (ZTF) 2023-01-28

Although I took over 700 sub frames of 15 seconds each, this image is only a stack of 40. That's only 10 minutes!!! That's why it is so messy. The comet was moving over 19,000"/day. I perhaps will stack all the images one day...anyone interested in some data? Storms a commin.

Observational details:
Backyard setup
scope: C8 RASA D = 203mm; fl =400mm; F# 2
camera: asi 2600mcP
exposure: 60 x15 sec
Seeing: 4/5
Transparency: 9/10
Observer: DEBartlett
Location: June Lake, California, USA

Image Detail (all):
Projection origin ........ [1521.857932 988.160167] px -> [RA: 13 21 29.932 Dec: +75 45 55.95]
Resolution ............... 3.874 arcsec/px
Rotation ................. 0.480 deg
Reference system ......... ICRS
Observation start time ... 2023-01-28 12:56:09 UTC
Observation end time ..... 2023-01-28 12:56:24 UTC
Geodetic coordinates ..... 119 04 46 W 37 46 51 N 2360 m
Focal distance ........... 400.31 mm
Pixel size ............... 7.52 um
Field of view ............ 3d 16' 33.2" x 2d 7' 35.5"
Image center ............. RA: 13 21 29.928 Dec: +75 45 55.95 ex: -0.000213 px ey: -0.011736 px
Image bounds:
top-left .............. RA: 13 50 10.459 Dec: +76 42 43.65 ex: -0.001535 px ey: -0.005160 px
top-right ............. RA: 12 53 05.258 Dec: +76 44 35.56 ex: +0.004474 px ey: -0.007032 px
bottom-left ........... RA: 13 46 01.759 Dec: +74 36 21.95 ex: +0.007245 px ey: +0.009763 px
bottom-right .......... RA: 12 56 38.629 Dec: +74 37 59.33 ex: +0.006994 px ey: +0.011384 px

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