Observation by rhmcnaught: Quite humid and the only cloud was low i...
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Observer
rhmcnaught
Observed
2024 Oct 02 - 00:00
Uploaded
2024 Oct 09 - 05:55
Objects
Planetarium overlay
Constellation
Sextans
Field centre
RA: 10h40m
Dec: -05°54'
Position angle: -120°42'
Field size
16° × 24°
Camera model
Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Exposure
25/10 sec
Focal length
85 mm
Full filename
2023a3/2023a3_20241002_rhmcnaught.jpg
GPS Latitude
-31.27354
GPS Longitude
149.157825
Target name
C/2023 A3
Title
Quite humid and the only cloud was low in the east! Overall, the tail was less obvious to the naked eye and the head was only obvious after it rose above the cloud, by which time the twilight was well under way. FWIW, by comparison with nu Hya (very similar) and Regulus (~ much fainter) and correcting for average extinction, gives 2024 Oct 02.781UT mag +1.5 which, to be honest, is much brighter than I expected from the visual impression. Image 2024 Oct 02 18:31UT Canon 6D MkII 85mm f/2.0 2.5sec exp ISO 2000 Cheers, Rob Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia