10p 20260620 cschur

So how far does the dust trail extend on both sides of the comet?  This shot attempts to answer this question by shooting a fast lens for many hours on the comet from a dark sky site.  The field here is 12 degrees wide, so on the right (west) side it seems to extend around 5 degrees.  The eastern side is a bit more difficult due to extensive IFN however it is clearly much shorter, perhaps half the length.  

-10P - Tempel 2 with tail and dust trail
-Date/Time Local: 6/20/26  1:30am MST
-Date/Time UT:  6/20/26   8:30 UT
-FOV:  18.4 x 6.4 degrees
-Orientation: N up
-Seeing:2
-Transparency: 9
-Scale:   41  arcsec/Pixel
-Instrument:  Zeiss Milvus 135mm f/2
-Exposure: 3.5h min total 
-Camera:  ASI2600MC
-Location:  Happy Jack,AZ