29p 20231114 dbartlett

The widefield, captured with a C6 HyperStar, are both comets and a large portion of M44, "The Beehive Cluster". 
Full Resolution : https://astrob.in/ntgcgp/B/
 
Observational details:
Backyard setup
scope: C6HyperStar D = 150mm; fl =729mm; 
exposure: 71 x 180 sec 
Seeing: 3/5
Transparency: 7/10 
Observer: DEBartlett
Place: June Lake_California USA
 
Image Information:
Projection ............... Gnomonic
Projection origin ........ [1849.618165 1309.329293] px -> [RA:  8 39 20.561  Dec: +20 20 11.07]
Resolution ............... 3.114 arcsec/px
Rotation ................. -5.926 deg
Reference system ......... ICRS
Observation start time ... 2023-11-14 12:59:03 UTC
Observation end time ..... 2023-11-14 13:02:03 UTC
Geodetic coordinates ..... 119 04 46 W  37 46 30 N  2357 m
Focal distance ........... 306.70 mm
Pixel size ............... 4.63 um
Field of view ............ 3d 11' 57.9" x 2d 15' 48.8"
Image center ............. RA:  8 39 20.587  Dec: +20 20 11.39  ex: +0.032274 px  ey: +0.014465 px
Image bounds:
   top-left .............. RA:  8 45 39.498  Dec: +21 36 57.68  ex: -1.454136 px  ey: -1.764816 px
   top-right ............. RA:  8 32 01.464  Dec: +21 17 07.93  ex: +0.437997 px  ey: -1.263585 px
   bottom-left ........... RA:  8 46 32.787  Dec: +19 22 15.28  ex: -1.484233 px  ey: +0.230841 px
   bottom-right .......... RA:  8 33 07.005  Dec: +19 02 36.31  ex: +0.146206 px  ey: +0.254285 px

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