Observation by James Weightman: C/2023 A3 Anti-tail

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James Weightman

Observer

James Weightman

Observed

2024 Oct 19 - 18:05

Uploaded

2024 Oct 19 - 23:09

Objects

C/2023 A3

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Constellation

Serpens Caput

Field centre

RA: 16^h21^m
Dec: +02°15'
Position angle: +33°25'

Field size

0°38' × 1°08'

Equipment

ZWO Seestar S50 on tripod

Exposure

Stack of 10 X(10 seconds exposures over 2 minutes)

Location

Cirencester, Glos, UK

Target name

C/2023 A3

Title

C/2023 A3 Anti-tail

About this image

Manual stacking rather laborious! Although field rotation is dealt within each batch it has to be corrected between successive images. Then - step 2 - the comet has to be lined up. The comet motion is significant over a period of 30 minutes +.

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c2023antitailseestarjw.jpg (543.9 kB)

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