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Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) Wide Field 7-February 2023 image

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) Wide Field 7-February 2023

Contains: Extremely wide field
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Comet ZTF imaged 2/7/2023 with Canon 50mm FD lens on ZWO ASI294 MC Pro Camera at f2.8, no filters, from large Midwestern US city, Bortle 7 sky. SharpCap livestack for 5 minutes followed by minor processing in Digital Photo Professional. Skies have been cloudy for weeks, except the last two evenings and when the moon was full a few days ago. Lucky to have clear skies tonight for this image. The Canon FD lens required a home-made fitting to enable use on my ZWO camera, but it provides a nice wide field of view so the comet can be appreciated in context. It was located between Mars and Capella for this session, both just outside the field of view.