2022-12-23 C/2020 V2 (ZTF)

My first ever attempt at capturing a comet, C/2020 V2 (ZTF).

I'm excited that the comet is visible, even if faintly. One can barely see the coma as the comet traverses "upwards" in the picture below. The star trails are an effect of the stacking that anchors on the comet.

At the time of writing, 2022-12-23, the estimated magnitude is 10.96, and the comet can be found "close" to Polaris at around Ra04h18m/Dec+85°10' [source].

Traversal

I've combined 2 different captures to show the movement of the comet. The images are taken ~24h hours apart, but with two different lenses and exposures. The shot from 2022-12-23 is the darker frame.

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