Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks - March 13, 2024., Dale Hollenbaugh
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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks - March 13, 2024.

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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks - March 13, 2024., Dale Hollenbaugh
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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks - March 13, 2024.

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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks - March 13, 2024.

I imaged this comet two days prior when conditions were better, but it was at my house and only got three sub-frames before it dipped behind a tree, so this time I traveled 15 miles to a farmer's field with no trees in a darker site (Bortle 4, one scale lower than home) and got more integration time.  I wish I had done this the first time as conditions were better.

Used PixInsight's CometAlign function to align on the comet separately from the stars.

William Optics RedCat51 telescope
Focal length = 250mm @ F/4.9
No filter was used

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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks - March 13, 2024., Dale Hollenbaugh