12p 20231007 cschur

Here is comet Pons Brooks last night. This comet is currently in outburst, is bright at 11th magnitude, but is quite tiny. Here is a full frame shot with the 10 inch, with an inset that is 10x larger. Note the horse shoe shaped inner notch with a bright rim. very peculiar!

Tech Details: 10" f/3.9, Atik 16200 CCD, 1h LRGB, Payson, Az.

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