2017k2 20220819 dbartlett

So I had to give K2 another go after watching everyone having so much fun imaging as the comet proceeds southward through Scorpius.  I moved my equipment to the very edge of the granite dome my cabin is perched on, and there I was able to image K2 as it set between several peaks of the Eastern Sierra Mountains in California USA.  The sky was surprisingly steady and transparent on the 19th (not so much last night).  Full resolution can be found here:https://astrob.in/7mkgdd/0/

Imaging details:
WCS transformation ....... Linear
Projection ............... Gnomonic
Projection origin ........ [1021.963703 1510.042274] px -> [RA: 16 06 53.683  Dec: -18 34 03.93]
Resolution ............... 2.505 arcsec/px
Rotation ................. 34.465 deg
Reference system ......... ICRS
Observation start time ... 2022-08-20 04:41:39 UTC
Focal distance ........... 619.26 mm
Pixel size ............... 7.52 um
Field of view ............ 1d 25' 21.1" x 2d 6' 6.4"
Image center ............. RA: 16 06 53.682  Dec: -18 34 03.79
Image bounds:
   top-left .............. RA: 16 11 51.890  Dec: -18 05 59.27
   top-right ............. RA: 16 06 55.975  Dec: -17 17 55.65
   bottom-left ........... RA: 16 06 51.355  Dec: -19 50 11.93
   bottom-right .......... RA: 16 01 53.848  Dec: -19 01 38.87

Observational details:
scope: RASA11 D = 279mm; fl =618mm; F# 2.2
camera: asi 2600mcP
exposure: 39 x120 sec
Seeing: 4/5
Transparency: 9/10
Observer: DEBartlett
Location: June Lake, California, USA

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