This is 20 minutes through an Astronomik CLS filter on Comet 2017T2 Panstarrs early in the morning of 11-16-2019. The comet appeared in the constellation Auriga. The brighter stars in the upper left are from Collinder 62, an open cluster the comet appeared to be passing. Frames were taken with the SXVF-H9 and the 203mm Synta-ONTC Newtonian telescope at f/4.95. The movie shows the comet moving among the stars during the 20 minutes of filming. The lower image shows the comet frozen with the stars moving as streaks. The point of the lower image is to show the extent of the comet's tale, which is not as visible in the movie.
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