Observation by Steve Knight: Tail & antitail

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Steve Knight

Observer

Steve Knight

Observed

2024 Oct 14 - 19:51

Uploaded

2024 Oct 16 - 10:09

Objects

C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)

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Constellation

Virgo

Field centre

RA: 15^h04^m
Dec: +01°02'
Position angle: +56°46'

Field size

6°33' × 6°35'

Equipment

Canon 90D DSLR
Samyang 135mm f/2 lens
Astrotrac

Exposure

x50 2 sec exposures

Location

Roque de los Muchachos Visitor Centre, La Palma

Target name

C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS

Title

Tail & antitail

About this image

Something of a processing challenge, Pixinsight all night stacking. Field of view is 6.3 x 6.3 deg.

Files associated with this observation

masterLight_BIN_1_6984x4660_EXPOSURE_2_00s_FILTER_NoFilter_RGB_integration_ABE_cropped_ABE_ABE_faststoned_ABE compressed.jpg (2.8 MB)

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