Photographer:
Jean-Claude MERLIN
Location of Photo:
Mayhill (New Mexico, USA)
Date/Time of photo:
2021 December 06 - 11h34 UT
Equipment:
iTelescope.Net T68 telescope. Celestron RASA 11" 280 mm, focal length 635 mm. ZWO color camera
Description:
Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) is near magnitude 6 on 2021 December 06 at 0.34 AU from Earth and 0.85 AU from the Sun. Tail length is more than one degree. 90-second exposure, sidereal tracking. North is up