Astrophoto: Comet ZTF – C/2022 E3 – 01/23

I used a short clear time frame in the morging hours to capture comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF).

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Weather conditions

The weather conditions were not very good between 5:00 and 6:00, when i shot the photos. I did only leave the house and tried it, because it might have been the only chance to capture this comet.

Technical overview

Telescope	VIXEN VISAC VC200L
Focal Length	1280mm
Aperture ratio	6.4
Erecting Lense	0.71 VIXEN Reducer
Filter	–
Mount	Skywatcher HEQ-5
Goto-Control	EKOS
Mount Control	INDI
Guiding Scope Focal Length	240 mm
Guiding Camera	QHY 5-III-462C
Guiding Software	EKOS, INDI
Dithering	5 pixel
Camera	CANON EOS M100(a)
Method	focal projection
Camera angle	-90°
Camera Control	EKOS, INDI, Gphoto2
Motor-Focus	PegasusAstro FC2U
Photography Date	01.21.2023
Exposure-Time Lights	30x180s out of 55
Correction frames	FLATS, BIASES
Sensitivity	ISO 400
Post Processing Date	01.23.2023
Stacking, Integration	PixInsight
Post Processing Software	PixInsight
Image Editing	Affinity Photo
Capture Place	Koblenz, Germany
Lightpollution	Bortle 5
Scattered light	strong