2025r3 20260501 1719 kcoronaios

Comet C/2025 R3 PANSTARRS on the 1st May 2026 at 19:19 (SAST) from just outside Van Wyksdorp in the Little Karoo, SA.  Final image is a stack of 14 x 30 seconds with a Canon EOS R6m2 at prime focus on a SkyWatcher ED120 and a HEQ5 Pro mount. 
Center (RA, hms): 04h 04m 08.196s
Center (Dec, dms): -00° 42' 54.300"
Size: 68.7 x 45.8 arcmin
Radius: 0.689 deg
Pixel scale: 0.687 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: Up is 262.4 degrees E of N

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