Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
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Comet 62P Tsuchinshan in a Sea of Galaxies, Super Wide Field, 2024-02-11, Dan Bartlett
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Comet 62P Tsuchinshan in a Sea of Galaxies, Super Wide Field, 2024-02-11

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Comet 62P Tsuchinshan in a Sea of Galaxies, Super Wide Field, 2024-02-11, Dan Bartlett
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Comet 62P Tsuchinshan in a Sea of Galaxies, Super Wide Field, 2024-02-11

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A dream comet for Astrophotographers since its apparent motion is basically static, undergoing retrograde motion on Feb 15th.  This wide field image  (FOV 9d 25' 24.0" x 6d 38' 17.0") shows a number of  the Virgo Cluster Messier objects as well as a large number of NGC/IC objects (see the original for their designation/location).

Observational details:
Backyard setup
scope: Rokinon 135mm 
exposure: 69 x 3000 sec 
Seeing: 4/5
Transparency:9/10 
Observer: DEBartlett
Place: June Lake_California USA

Image Info:
Projection ............... Gnomonic
Projection origin ........ [2222.788838 1566.001750] px -> [RA: 12 37 56.686  Dec: +10 00 15.35]
Resolution ............... 7.625 arcsec/px
Rotation ................. -1.093 deg
Reference system ......... ICRS
Observation start time ... 2024-02-11 06:30:02 UTC
Observation end time ..... 2024-02-11 12:25:39 UTC
Geodetic coordinates ..... 119 04 46 W  37 46 51 N  2360 m
Focal distance ........... 129.30 mm
Pixel size ............... 4.78 um
Field of view ............ 9d 25' 24.0" x 6d 38' 17.0"
Image center ............. RA: 12 37 55.813  Dec: +10 00 07.49
Image bounds:
   top-left .............. RA: 12 56 57.820  Dec: +13 21 43.28
   top-right ............. RA: 12 18 23.800  Dec: +13 10 53.50
   bottom-left ........... RA: 12 57 04.871  Dec:  +6 45 10.26
   bottom-right .......... RA: 12 19 17.431  Dec:  +6 34 33.69

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    Comet 62P Tsuchinshan in a Sea of Galaxies, Super Wide Field, 2024-02-11, Dan Bartlett
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Comet 62P Tsuchinshan in a Sea of Galaxies, Super Wide Field, 2024-02-11, Dan Bartlett

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