Comet 2014 S2 PanSTARRS

Comet 2014 S2 PanSTARRS brightened very rapidly during 2015, becoming visible in binoculars by the end of the year. At the time the image below was taken, the comet was around magnitude 15.


Comet 2014 S2 PanSTARRS. 12 August, 2015.
Combination of 5, 3 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG ST9XE CCD. 12" f/10 schmidt-cassegrain with an f/6.3 focal reducer.