Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cancer (Cnc)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
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13th Magnitude 67P/ Churyumov-Gerasimenko Fading. 2022-03-24, Dan Bartlett
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13th Magnitude 67P/ Churyumov-Gerasimenko Fading. 2022-03-24

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13th Magnitude 67P/ Churyumov-Gerasimenko Fading. 2022-03-24, Dan Bartlett
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13th Magnitude 67P/ Churyumov-Gerasimenko Fading. 2022-03-24

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Still sporting a razor thin tail, 67P is approximately mid13th magnitude.  52 x 180 seconds of images were taken with a RASA8 and an OSC -APC-S sized sensor.  Again problems persisted throughout the night with the camera cooler.  Image captures hovered around 20C for the duration.

Here are the image specs for those who archive.
Projection ............... Gnomonic
Projection origin ........ [1774.000472 2429.510779] px -> [RA:  8 37 07.540  Dec: +24 05 43.42]
Resolution ............... 1.938 arcsec/px
Rotation ................. -0.003 deg
Reference system ......... ICRS
Observation start time ... 2022-03-25 08:24:19 UTC
Focal distance ........... 400.11 mm
Pixel size ............... 3.76 um
Field of view ............ 1d 54' 37.2" x 2d 36' 58.4"
Image center ............. RA:  8 37 07.541  Dec: +24 05 43.44
Image bounds:
   top-left .............. RA:  8 41 21.229  Dec: +25 23 58.53
   top-right ............. RA:  8 32 53.771  Dec: +25 23 56.24
   bottom-left ........... RA:  8 41 16.184  Dec: +22 47 04.99
   bottom-right .......... RA:  8 32 58.979  Dec: +22 47 02.72

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13th Magnitude 67P/ Churyumov-Gerasimenko Fading. 2022-03-24, Dan Bartlett