Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)
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Comet Zoo: The Bat, Squid and Seahorse with Comet C/2023 E1 (ATLAS), Scott Tucker
Comet Zoo: The Bat, Squid and Seahorse with Comet C/2023 E1 (ATLAS)
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Comet Zoo: The Bat, Squid and Seahorse with Comet C/2023 E1 (ATLAS)

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Comet Zoo: The Bat, Squid and Seahorse with Comet C/2023 E1 (ATLAS), Scott Tucker
Comet Zoo: The Bat, Squid and Seahorse with Comet C/2023 E1 (ATLAS)
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Comet Zoo: The Bat, Squid and Seahorse with Comet C/2023 E1 (ATLAS)

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Comet C/2023 E1 (ATLAS) passed through the Bat and Squid Nebulas on the night of August 4th, but I shot it one night later on the 5th when the comet was just south of the nebula, after I realized that a wider field of view could encompass the Seahorse dark nebula as well.  I shot about an hour of broadband data for the comet and stars before moonrise, then let it go the rest of the night in narrowband for the emission nebulas with the moon out.  This was taken with the Askar V in 60mm mode with the focal reducer, so f/4.5 and a focal length of 270mm.

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Comet Zoo: The Bat, Squid and Seahorse with Comet C/2023 E1 (ATLAS), Scott Tucker