Observation by David Davies: Comet C/2022 E3

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David Davies

Observer

David Davies

Observed

2023 Jan 30 - 22:02

Uploaded

2023 Feb 02 - 09:59

Objects

C/2022 E3

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Constellation

Camelopardalis

Field centre

RA: 08^h59^m
Dec: +79°12'
Position angle: +179°48'

Field size

0°57' × 1°14'

Equipment

APM 107 refractor
ZWO ASI 294MC Pro camera
SW EQ8 mount

Exposure

40 x 30s

Location

Cambridge, UK

Target name

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZFT) 1st February

Title

Comet C/2022 E3

About this image

30th January 2023. The comet is moving quite quickly through Camelopardalis, and, from my perception, the ion tail is fainter.

To minimise the blurring of the comet head, I reduced exposures to 30s and shot 40 exposures.

Subs were calibrated in APP and processed in Pixinsight. Each sub was separated into stars and comet images using StarXterminator. The stars and comet subs were then separately aligned using Comet-alignment and Star-alignment and finally recombined using Pixelmath.

I can perceive the ion tail. Also, I can also perceive the dust the comet has left behind; the sky to the right of the tail - where the tail has been in the past - is a different colour from that to the left of the tail.

Files associated with this observation

Comet C-2022 E3 (ZTF)-web.jpg (1.4 MB)

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