Observation by Steve Brown: Comet C-2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (420mm...

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Steve Brown

Observer

Steve Brown

Observed

2024 Oct 19 - 18:47

Uploaded

2024 Oct 23 - 11:48

Objects

C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)

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Constellation

Ophiuchus

Field centre

RA: 16^h23^m
Dec: +02°16'
Position angle: +29°29'

Field size

2°50' × 1°36'

Equipment

Canon 250D
Evostar 72ED
Star Adventurer

Exposure

10x 8s exp, 420mm fl, f/5.8, ISO-1600

Location

North Yorkshire, UK

Target name

C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)

Title

Comet C-2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (420mm)

About this image

My first go at comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) with my Evostar 72ED and Star Adventurer. It turned out reasonably well, although it was tricky to stack the images well, due to the brightness gradient of the sky caused by the Moon and the low height of the comet. I could only just see it naked eye and then only after I had found it in binoculars. It looked like a fuzzy star naked eye and I couldn't see the tail. I estimated the comet to be magnitude 4 to 4.5 using binoculars.

Files associated with this observation

Comet C-2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (420mm) 19-10-2024.jpg (2.7 MB)

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