Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Lyra (Lyr)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
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PONS-BROOKE Dec 4, 2023, PJ Mahany
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Description

The comet was rather close to Vega. That caused problems with internal reflections.  There was a tree in the way also.
Shot 15 @ 30s over an 8 min period
   info from Sky Tools;
Earth Distance:  2.6 AU
Sun Distance:  2.3 AU
Elongation:  66°
Tail Position Angle:  28°w
Tail length: 12.3'
Actual Coma Diameter: 410000 km

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PONS-BROOKE Dec 4, 2023, PJ Mahany