2023h2 20231027 dbartlett

 C/2023 H2 Lemmon October 27, 2023 -

Went with 30 second exposures in an "attempt" to beat out the heavy moonlight (It was setting though).  The plasma tail is faintly visible after stacking 101 subs.  Not disappointed though, the tail appears to stretch out off the field.
 
ASTROBIN Full Res:  https://astrob.in/rjqmkb/B/
 
Observational details:
Backyard setup
scope: C14 D = 356mm; fl =729mm; F# 2
camera: asi 2600mcP
exposure: 101 x30 sec
Seeing: 3/5 
Transparency: 5/10
Observer: DEBartlett
 
Image Info (all):
Projection ............... Gnomonic
Projection origin ........ [902.697234 1388.102566] px -> [RA: 13 15 44.329  Dec: +50 15 25.97]
Resolution ............... 2.127 arcsec/px
Rotation ................. -0.997 deg
Reference system ......... ICRS
Observation start time ... 2023-10-27 12:52:52 UTC
Observation end time ..... 2023-10-27 12:53:22 UTC
Geodetic coordinates ..... 119 04 46 W  37 46 30 N  2357 m
Focal distance ........... 729.30 mm
Pixel size ............... 7.52 um
Field of view ............ 1d 3' 56.8" x 1d 38' 19.9"
Image center ............. RA: 13 15 44.353  Dec: +50 15 25.59  ex: +0.039419 px  ey: -0.100180 px
Image bounds:
   top-left .............. RA: 13 19 01.892  Dec: +51 04 49.63  ex: -1.098893 px  ey: -2.165854 px
   top-right ............. RA: 13 12 15.257  Dec: +51 03 45.06  ex: +0.264739 px  ey: -1.064991 px
   bottom-left ........... RA: 13 19 06.152  Dec: +49 26 39.61  ex: -1.371631 px  ey: +0.621987 px
   bottom-right .......... RA: 13 12 33.060  Dec: +49 25 33.20  ex: +0.205701 px  ey: +0.649926 px

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