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

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James Weightman

Observer

James Weightman

Observed

2024 Oct 19 - 18:05

Uploaded

2024 Oct 21 - 15:23

Objects

C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)

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Constellation

Serpens Caput

Field centre

RA: 16^h21^m
Dec: +02°13'
Position angle: +34°00'

Field size

0°39' × 1°08'

Equipment

ZWO Seestar S50 on tripod

Exposure

Stack of 15 X(10 seconds exposures over 2 minutes)

Location

Cirencester, Glos, UK

Target name

Comet C/2023 A3

Title

C/2023 A3 Anti-tail reworked

About this image

3 modifications on previous image: (1) fits files directly from Seestar rather than jpg from phone, (2) 5 more files to total 15, (3) used DeepSkyStacker to integrate comet and stars separately avoiding star trails resulting from comet motion.

Files associated with this observation

c2023antitailseestarv3.jpg (1.0 MB)

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