Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
in the evening sky
5/27/24

 C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. 2024 May 29 at 4:10 UT, 8" f/2 RASA, ZWO ASI2600MC, RGB = 1 hours total. Elevation 5150, Payson, Az
First test shot with the newly aligned camera using my home made laser collimator for adjusting sensor tilt. As you can see it looks good across the entire frame at f/2. Was really off when I got the camera. Now all is well!
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Lens: 8 f/2 RASA Schmidt Platform: Ioptron GEM45 Exposure: 55 mins Cam: ASI2600MC Location: Payson, Arizona Elevation: 5150 ft. Sky: Seeing 3/10, Transparency 7/10 Outside Temperature: 55F Processing Tools: Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2 HOME GALAXIES EMISSION NEBS REFLECTION NEBS COMETS GLOBULARS OPEN CLUST PLANETARIES LINKS