Observation by tlovejoy: One final look at Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLA...

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Observer

tlovejoy

Observed

2024 Oct 05 - 00:00

Uploaded

2024 Oct 09 - 05:55

Objects

C/2023 A3

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Constellation

Leo

Field centre

RA: 11^h28^m
Dec: -05°26'
Position angle: -116°37'

Field size

25° × 14°

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2023a3/2023a3_20241005_tlovejoy.jpg

Target name

C/2023 A3

Title

One final look at Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS in morning sky over Morton Bay from Wellington Point on Oct 5 (Oct 4 UT). This is a deep crop from the original image made with a 35mm f1.4 lens. I could see the head of the comet with the naked eye in bright twilight once the location was known, and the tail was faintly visible to naked eye pointing up from below the horizon before the head rose

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