Observation by Nick Quinn: C/2023 A3 above Pico del Teide

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Nick Quinn

Observer

Nick Quinn

Observed

2024 Oct 19 - 20:18

Uploaded

2024 Oct 19 - 23:12

Objects

C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)

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Constellation

Ophiuchus

Field centre

RA: 16^h05^m
Dec: -03°48'
Position angle: +63°52'

Field size

23° × 35°

Equipment

Canon EOS100D
Canon 35mm f/2

Exposure

15 secs, f/2

Location

Corral de Nino, Tenerife

Target name

C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)

Title

C/2023 A3 above Pico del Teide

About this image

A quick snapshot of the comet once the Moon had risen and was illuminating the mountain. The lights on the mountain are people making an ascent, taking advantage of the bright moonlight.

Taken from just below the Observatorio Astronomico del Teide on Tenerife.

Files associated with this observation

c2023a3_eos100d_canon35_20241019_201838.jpg (1.8 MB)

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