Using a second widefield scope (RASA 11 + asi 6200mcP) concurrently with the C14 HyperStar (image here
https://astrob.in/pwzmkl/B/) I captured the same field and stacked the same time. Little did I realize the asi 6200mcp was suffering from tilt in the lower right hand frame ( I could see this from the previous night's imaging where the elongated stars rotated when I adjusted the rotation of the camera). Never the less the starfield is rich in dust and stars. Various revisions will show various aspect of the comet. I've kept the full size of the images as I hesitated to resample and lose some cometary detail.
Observational details:
Backyard setup
scope: C14 D = 279mm; fl =620mm;
exposure: 34 x30 sec
Seeing: 4/5 both
Transparency: 9/10
Observer: DEBartlett
Image Details:
Projection ............... Gnomonic
Projection origin ........ [4581.803852 3057.143242] px -> [RA: 19 19 10.138 Dec: +9 13 23.80]
Resolution ............... 1.252 arcsec/px
Rotation ................. -4.065 deg
Reference system ......... ICRS
Observation start time ... 2023-11-12 04:40:07 UTC
Observation end time ..... 2023-11-12 04:40:37 UTC
Geodetic coordinates ..... 119 04 46 W 37 46 51 N 2360 m
Focal distance ........... 619.25 mm
Pixel size ............... 3.76 um
Field of view ............ 3d 11' 14.7" x 2d 7' 37.3"
Image center ............. RA: 19 19 10.147 Dec: +9 13 23.80 ex: -0.366105 px ey: +0.166813 px
Image bounds:
top-left .............. RA: 19 25 19.784 Dec: +10 23 41.07 ex: -1.202246 px ey: -0.508888 px
top-right ............. RA: 19 12 24.022 Dec: +10 09 53.67 ex: +0.204833 px ey: -0.798231 px
bottom-left ........... RA: 19 25 53.965 Dec: +8 16 26.83 ex: -1.739138 px ey: +0.759521 px
bottom-right .......... RA: 19 13 02.786 Dec: +8 02 38.43 ex: -0.034619 px ey: -1.963252 px
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