13p 20240806 dbartlett

FWIW, final night with the RASA 11 setup.  Comet activity seems a bit more interesting closer to its nucleus, so I've set up the C14 hyperstar this time with a fullframe sensor.  The field is only slightly smaller. and there is a slight increase in resolution (I've already imaged with the setup and I am happy with the results!).  
 
 
 
I've overstretched this image to highlight the plasma tail and nuclear streamers.  This has adversely over stretched the fan shaped dust tail leaving an unnatural looking feel.  Best to look at the comet-aligned image to see the details I have lost in post.  Olbers has thinned out a bit when looking at the plasma tail yet the comet is still an easy find in binoculars.
 
Dan 
 
 
 
Full Resolution:
https://astrob.in/u9c34d/C/
 
 
 
Backyard setup
scope: RASA 11  fl620mm D279mm
exposure: 24 x 60 sec 
Seeing: 3/5
Transparency: 7.5/10 
Observer: DEBartlett
Place: June Lake_California USA (Altitude +7700ft)
 
Image Info (Processed ):
(All images processed solely using PixInsight)
Projection ............... Gnomonic
Projection origin ........ [2335.525968 1541.453117] px -> [RA: 11 46 19.264  Dec: +33 09 00.99]
Resolution ............... 2.510 arcsec/px
Rotation ................. 1.657 deg
Reference system ......... ICRS
Observation start time ... 2024-08-06 04:43:52 UTC
Focal distance ........... 617.98 mm
Pixel size ............... 7.52 um
Field of view ............ 3d 15' 24.1" x 2d 8' 58.2"
Image center ............. RA: 11 46 19.264  Dec: +33 09 01.01  ex: +0.005610 px  ey: -0.010835 px
Image bounds:
   top-left .............. RA: 11 54 20.397  Dec: +34 09 42.69  ex: -1.119947 px  ey: -1.102268 px
   top-right ............. RA: 11 38 35.557  Dec: +34 15 21.03  ex: +0.803873 px  ey: -1.303140 px
   bottom-left ........... RA: 11 53 50.575  Dec: +32 00 58.15  ex: -1.094186 px  ey: -0.038018 px
   bottom-right .......... RA: 11 38 29.354  Dec: +32 06 25.91  ex: +1.923183 px  ey: +0.088160 px