Observation by Alan C Tough: Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) in f...

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Alan C Tough

Observer

Alan C Tough

Observed

2024 Oct 17 - 19:07

Uploaded

2024 Oct 19 - 11:38

Objects

C/2023 A3

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Constellation

Serpens Caput

Field centre

RA: 15^h58^m
Dec: +02°08'
Position angle: +32°29'

Field size

12° × 8°

Equipment

Canon EOS 5D Mark III DSLR
L-series 24-105 mm lens
Manfrotto tripod

Exposure

5 seconds @ f/4, ISO-1000

Location

Elgin, Moray, Scotland

Target name

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)

Title

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) in full Moonlight

About this image

This was my first sighting of the comet from Elgin. Here it is playing hide-and-seek with some large lumps of cloud. Despite the light of the full Moon, it was very easy to spot in my Minox 8 x 44 binoculars.

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