81p 20221223 dbartlett

Currently fifth brightest comet in our sky, hovering right around magnitude 11 and just passing perihelion on December 15, 2022, is 81P/ Wild. 

Occupying the same time slot as the brightening charismatic C/2022 E3 ZTF comet 81P/ Wild is not a favorite target of mine to image.  With a mostly cloudy night on 12-23 the weather forecast called for a small window of clearing at 04:00 that morning.  Here is 41 x 60 second subs stacked from that small window of opportunity.
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Observational details:
Backyard setup
scope: C11 RASA D = 279mm; fl =618mm; F# 2.2
camera: asi 2600mcP
exposure: 41 x60 sec
Seeing: 2.5/5
Transparency: 5/10
Observer: DEBartlett
Location: June Lake, California, USA

Full Res Cropped image Details:
WCS transformation ....... Linear
Projection ............... Gnomonic
Projection origin ........ [1634.012697 1013.989765] px -> [RA: 14 08 12.365  Dec: -10 51 46.98]
Resolution ............... 1.255 arcsec/px
Rotation ................. 2.753 deg
Reference system ......... ICRS
Observation start time ... 2022-12-23 13:34:30 UTC
Observation end time ..... 2022-12-23 13:35:30 UTC
Geodetic coordinates ..... 119 04 46 W  37 46 30 N  2357 m
Focal distance ........... 618.09 mm
Pixel size ............... 3.76 um
Field of view ............ 1d 8' 20.5" x 42' 24.6"
Image center ............. RA: 14 08 12.366  Dec: -10 51 47.00
Image bounds:
   top-left .............. RA: 14 10 35.337  Dec: -10 32 13.35
   top-right ............. RA: 14 05 57.664  Dec: -10 28 54.97
   bottom-left ........... RA: 14 10 27.412  Dec: -11 14 35.35
   bottom-right .......... RA: 14 05 49.083  Dec: -11 11 16.51

Full Frame Image details(Both):
Projection ............... Gnomonic
Projection origin ........ [1015.000614 1311.998367] px -> [RA: 14 08 45.121  Dec: -10 56 39.52]
Resolution ............... 2.510 arcsec/px
Rotation ................. 2.724 deg
Reference system ......... ICRS
Observation start time ... 2022-12-23 13:34:30 UTC
Observation end time ..... 2022-12-23 13:35:30 UTC
Geodetic coordinates ..... 119 04 46 W  37 46 30 N  2357 m
Focal distance ........... 617.93 mm
Pixel size ............... 7.52 um
Field of view ............ 1d 24' 55.7" x 1d 49' 46.7"
Image center ............. RA: 14 08 45.121  Dec: -10 56 39.52
Image bounds:
   top-left .............. RA: 14 11 47.930  Dec: -10 03 48.81
   top-right ............. RA: 14 06 03.455  Dec:  -9 59 44.93
   bottom-left ........... RA: 14 11 27.824  Dec: -11 53 28.77
   bottom-right .......... RA: 14 05 41.223  Dec: -11 49 23.39
 
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