Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
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13 - 14th Magnitude Comet 116P/Wild, Dan Bartlett
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13 - 14th Magnitude Comet 116P/Wild

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13 - 14th Magnitude Comet 116P/Wild, Dan Bartlett
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13 - 14th Magnitude Comet 116P/Wild

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The "redder" than normal field may be the result of the "lower in the western sky" altitude the comet was imaged toward.  The majority of the Eastern Sierra Mountains, including Yosemite valley  lies in that direction.  Not sure what's going on here.  The comet is rather faint supporting what seems to be an anti-tail, not an artifact of processing!

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13 - 14th Magnitude Comet 116P/Wild, Dan Bartlett