Observation by Peter Carson: Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

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Peter Carson

Observer

Peter Carson

Observed

2025 Aug 21 - 21:03

Uploaded

2025 Aug 23 - 18:16

Equipment

315mm Dall Kirkham
Paramount ME2 GEM
QHY 600 mono CMOS

Exposure

Stack of 20x 60 sec exposures

Location

Remote observatory in Extremadura, Spain

Target name

3I/ATLAS

Title

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

About this image

This comet is about mag 16, so just at the boundary of visibility visually with a large light bucket.

Files associated with this observation

3I_20250821_2103_PCarson.jpg (624.6 kB)

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