2020v2 20230826 dbartlett

 9.8 magnitude comet C/2020 V2 ZTF on 2023-08-26.  After focusing on comet Nishimura for processing over the past few nights, it was a pleasant surprise to compare  this overly bright and quite large comet on the same scale as the before mentioned comet.  This comet is still closing in on Earth with its closest slated for Sept 17th - next month. 
Observation:
Observational details:
Backyard setup
scope: C14 D = 356mm; fl =729mm; F# 2
camera: asi 2600mcP
exposure: 86 x90 sec
Seeing: 4/5
Transparency: 9/10
Observer: DEBartlett
Location: June Lake, California, USA
 
Image Details:WCS transformation ....... Linear
Projection ............... Gnomonic
Projection origin ........ [1449.000815 1001.001147] px -> [RA:  2 51 04.447  Dec:  -7 48 30.67]
Resolution ............... 2.128 arcsec/px
Rotation ................. -2.456 deg
Reference system ......... ICRS
Observation start time ... 2023-08-26 11:14:51 UTC
Observation end time ..... 2023-08-26 11:16:21 UTC
Geodetic coordinates ..... 119 04 46 W  37 46 30 N  2357 m
Focal distance ........... 728.93 mm
Pixel size ............... 7.52 um
Field of view ............ 1d 42' 46.8" x 1d 11' 0.1"
Image center ............. RA:  2 51 04.447  Dec:  -7 48 30.67
Image bounds:
   top-left .............. RA:  2 54 25.255  Dec:  -7 10 48.34
   top-right ............. RA:  2 47 31.398  Dec:  -7 15 09.85
   bottom-left ........... RA:  2 54 38.063  Dec:  -8 21 44.80
   bottom-right .......... RA:  2 47 43.035  Dec:  -8 26 07.06