2021a1 20211230 mmattiazzo

comet C/2021 A1 Leonard.
In outburst once again, albeit minor. (0.5 mag)
2021 December 30 at 11:25UT. C11 RASA f/2.2 + Canon 6D.
5 mins. FOV 3 deg. North up.
Comet naked eye visual mag 4.5.
Through a 20cm reflector, the very bright nucleus is surrounded by a strongly condensed circular coma 9' across and 2 degree dust tail in PA90.

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