Observation by Andrew Paterson: Comet C/2023 A3

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Andrew Paterson

Observer

Andrew Paterson

Observed

2024 Oct 17 - 18:35

Uploaded

2024 Oct 18 - 11:08

Objects

C/2023 A3

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Constellation

Serpens Caput

Field centre

RA: 15^h33^m
Dec: +04°31'
Position angle: +36°27'

Field size

26° × 16°

Equipment

Canon G7X

Exposure

2.5s F1.8 ISO 400

Location

Hill Head, Hampshire

Target name

Comet C/2023 A3

Title

Comet C/2023 A3

About this image

A severely cropped compact camera image of the sky field in Serpens with Comet C/2023 A3 visible to the left of the image. It was only visible with binoculars in a slightly hazy sky with a full moon rising. It didn't feel like the comet of the century to me!

Files associated with this observation

IMG_0535 - 1.JPG (241.0 kB)

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