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Comet 12P in the twilight from Pearly Beach on the 26 April 2024, at around 05:07 UT.  Around 30 x 2 second light frames were used for the final images.  Canon 200mm EF lens working at f2.8, on Canon 5D Mark lll.  The comet is around magnitude +4.5 and currently in the constellation Taurus in the west, low above the horizon.  Comet was visible in 12 x 50 binoculars as well as the live view of the camera, but not with the naked-eye.

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