Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
in the Evening sky
May 10,2024

 
 This
            incoming comet may exceed first magnitude later this fall, when
            it will appear low in our morning sky. Now at 10th magnitude,
            it has a short stubby and curved tail of only dust.

            
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Scope:  10" f/3.9 Orion Astrograph Newtonian + Baader MPCC 2 coma corrector
Camera: Atik 16200 CCD
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200
Exposure:  60  mins RGB
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  7/10, Transparency 6/10
Outside Temperature:  45F
Processing Tools:  PI, Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2
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