2p 20230824 dbartlett

2P_Encke_C14hyperstar_asi2600mcP_100x60sec_2023_08_24_032752PDT_JuneLake_California_USA_DEBartlett
 
After passing in front of the Galactic Star Cluster NGC1893 and the bright/colorful star-birthing cloud containing the well defined Tadpole nebula IC410 the night previous (Unpublished data ATM), comet 2P/ Encke has moved out to the east of the complex.  The 12th magnitude comet is slated to get brighten as it approaches perihelion in October.
 
ASTROBIN: https://astrob.in/jurom7/C/
 
Observational details:
Backyard setup
scope: C14 D = 356mm; fl =729mm; F# 2
camera: asi 2600mcP
exposure: 100 x60 sec
Seeing: 4/5
Transparency: 7/10
Observer: DEBartlett
Location: June Lake, California, USA
 
 
Image Details:
Projection ............... Gnomonic
Projection origin ........ [1543.848724 1022.836479] px -> [RA:  5 24 39.852  Dec: +33 28 15.33]
Resolution ............... 2.128 arcsec/px
Rotation ................. -2.661 deg
Reference system ......... ICRS
Observation start time ... 2023-08-24 10:27:53 UTC
Observation end time ..... 2023-08-24 10:28:53 UTC
Geodetic coordinates ..... 119 04 46 W  37 46 30 N  2357 m
Focal distance ........... 728.99 mm
Pixel size ............... 7.52 um
Field of view ............ 1d 49' 28.4" x 1d 12' 33.4"
Image center ............. RA:  5 24 39.867  Dec: +33 28 15.30  ex: -0.003035 px  ey: +0.069920 px
Image bounds:
   top-left .............. RA:  5 28 55.135  Dec: +34 06 43.61  ex: -1.642966 px  ey: +0.828972 px
   top-right ............. RA:  5 20 08.189  Dec: +34 01 36.02  ex: +0.011166 px  ey: -0.192091 px
   bottom-left ........... RA:  5 29 07.665  Dec: +32 54 19.82  ex: -1.558375 px  ey: +0.927859 px
   bottom-right .......... RA:  5 20 28.048  Dec: +32 49 16.16  ex: +0.225797 px  ey: +0.169909 px
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