Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Ophiuchus (Oph)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
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Widefield "PiggyBack" Rig 10th Magnitude Comet C/2021 S3 PanSTARRS Closing in on Globular M9 2024-02-12, Dan Bartlett
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Widefield "PiggyBack" Rig 10th Magnitude Comet C/2021 S3 PanSTARRS Closing in on Globular M9 2024-02-12

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Widefield "PiggyBack" Rig 10th Magnitude Comet C/2021 S3 PanSTARRS Closing in on Globular M9 2024-02-12, Dan Bartlett
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Widefield "PiggyBack" Rig 10th Magnitude Comet C/2021 S3 PanSTARRS Closing in on Globular M9 2024-02-12

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Description

Imaged from the "Piggybacked" C6 HyperStar w APS-C sensor on top of the RASA 11 (image can be viewed here).  Full description can also found there.

Observational details:
Backyard setup
scope: C6 HyperStar = 150mm; fl =303mm; 
exposure: 27 x 120 sec 
Seeing: 4/5
Transparency:7/10 
Observer: DEBartlett
Place: June Lake_California USA


Image Info:
Projection ............... Gnomonic
Projection origin ........ [1457.097544 936.725991] px -> [RA: 17 19 40.383  Dec: -18 37 17.00]
Resolution ............... 5.061 arcsec/px
Rotation ................. -0.044 deg
Reference system ......... ICRS
Observation start time ... 2024-02-12 12:49:49 UTC
Observation end time ..... 2024-02-12 12:51:49 UTC
Geodetic coordinates ..... 119 04 46 W  37 46 51 N  2360 m
Focal distance ........... 306.49 mm
Pixel size ............... 7.52 um
Field of view ............ 4d 6' 12.8" x 2d 38' 14.2"
Image center ............. RA: 17 19 40.385  Dec: -18 37 17.02  ex: -0.005242 px  ey: -0.031477 px
Image bounds:
   top-left .............. RA: 17 28 12.628  Dec: -17 17 56.82  ex: -1.255615 px  ey: -1.088317 px
   top-right ............. RA: 17 11 08.124  Dec: -17 17 56.40  ex: +1.380063 px  ey: -1.136549 px
   bottom-left ........... RA: 17 28 20.438  Dec: -19 55 08.49  ex: -1.316368 px  ey: +0.233860 px
   bottom-right .......... RA: 17 11 01.162  Dec: -19 55 00.36  ex: +1.002252 px  ey: -0.001197 px

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Widefield "PiggyBack" Rig 10th Magnitude Comet C/2021 S3 PanSTARRS Closing in on Globular M9 2024-02-12, Dan Bartlett

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