Observation by Richard Sargent: Comet 3I (ATLAS)

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Richard Sargent

Observer

Richard Sargent

Observed

2025 Dec 03 - 04:51

Uploaded

2025 Dec 03 - 20:23

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Constellation

Virgo

Field centre

RA: 11^h53^m
Dec: +01°09'
Position angle: -0°17'

Field size

0°19' × 0°16'

Equipment

C14 @ f7 and Atik 460EX CCD Camera

Exposure

238 x 5 sec.

Target name

Comet 3I ATLAS

Title

Comet 3I (ATLAS)

About this image

Some interference from occasional thin cloud but still worth getting up at 4 am for my first image of an interstellar comet.

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3I_20251203_rsargent.jpg (865.1 kB)

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