Observation by Nigel Evans: 3I/ATLAS

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Nigel Evans

Observer

Nigel Evans

Observed

2025 Jul 25 - 23:47

Uploaded

2025 Aug 02 - 12:19

Objects

0003I

Equipment

Megrez 90mm
ASI6200
AM3

Exposure

120x60sec

Location

Roque de los Muchachos Visitor Centre, La Palma

Target name

3I/ATLAS

Title

3I/ATLAS

About this image

Previous nights were very windy. This was the first calm night.

Observation presented as (LHS) sum of 120 60 second exposures, then (centre and RHS) as sub totals of of 10 and 5 frames respectively, those sums being realigned back on the rather elongated stars to give an impression of the comet's motion.

Comet at the limit of detection in a single 60 second frame.

Files associated with this observation

250725 3IATLAS NSE.jpg (444.4 kB)

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