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C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) taken on October 14th 2024 27:32 UT from my observatory. Average transparency with high clouds. The comet was about 9° in the sky with the sun at -13°. As expected the comet shows the anti-tail.
This phenomenon is observed in comets that cross the ecliptic plane for a period of 1-2 days and is due to the perspective projection of the true dust tail arched behind the comet's coma.
Integration: 20x60sec
20 dark frames.
20 bias frames
20 flat frames.
The image has been taken with the following setup:
Mount BRESSER Nebula 6 EQ/AZ Montatura Wifi-Network,
Williams Optics Redcat 51/250, camera Player One Poseidon-C Pro, Optolong L-Pro,guide scope Artesky 60mm with ASI ZWO 120M.
Agerola -Amalfitan Coast-Italy (710m s.l)

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