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Comet C/2020 S3 Erasmus on 2020 November 14 at 17:30UT.
My visual estimate through 15x70mm binoculars was 7.6,
a strong (DC7) disk shaped coma 5' across.
No tail was visually observed but there is an ion tail 2 degrees long photographically in PA 280 using a C11 RASA f/2.2 and Canon 6D.
Developing quite nicely and reminiscent of C/2020 F8 SWAN.
The galaxy in the field of view below is NGC 4050 in Corvus, a 12th magnitude spiral.

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