45p 20170301 cschur

 Now becoming extremely diffuse and fading fast, this comet displays a tail and coma that is unique in charecter and form. There is a short anti tail seen here projecting to the lower left of the nucleus, and a very broad gas and dust fan spreading out to the right. The field here is 1 degree. Although the nuclear region appears distinct here, visually it is not visible and the comet is a VERY low surface brightness object.
Lens:  10" f/3.9 Orion Astrograph with Baader MPCC coma corrector
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200 
Camera: SBIG ST10XME
Exposure:  62m
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  4/10, Transparency 8/10
Outside Temperature:  30F
Processing Tools:  Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2