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Photographer:

Mike Olason

Location of Photo:

Tucson, Arizona

Date/Time of photo:

2024 July 23, 0335UT

Equipment:

50mm f/5 Refractor and IMX462, 50mm f/3.5 Refractor and ST-402ME

Description:

The monsoon clouds finally parted for about an hour on the evening of 2024 July 23, Comet 13P/Olbers was magnitude G=6.8 as calculated from 7x30s images taken with no filter in an aperture diameter of 8' in clear skies. The color image was taken thru hazy skies earlier. The comet has been holding brightness around magnitude 7.