Observation by Gary Eason: Comet 2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)

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Gary Eason

Observer

Gary Eason

Observed

2024 May 24 - 22:22

Uploaded

2024 May 25 - 21:39

Objects

C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)

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Constellation

Virgo

Field centre

RA: 12^h18^m
Dec: +02°03'
Position angle: +1°25'

Field size

0°33' × 0°24'

Equipment

ZWO ASI585MC
ZWO UV/IR cut filter
Sky-Watcher Explorer 150P
Sky-Watcher EQ-5 Pro

Exposure

20 Gain 300 Offset 10 best 51 frames stacked

Location

Colchester UK

Target name

Comet 2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)

Title

Comet 2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)

About this image

Low in the south west: photographed at dusk before it was lost behind shrubbery. Longer tail than I was expecting. Stacked in Astro Pixel Processor, stars and comet images merged in Photoshop and tweaked in Lightroom.

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Comet 2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS 20240524 APP LR DNsn merged Gary Eason.jpg (2.0 MB)

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