Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
in the evening sky
10/31/24

 
 Ok,
            one last shot for comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. The comet is now 6th
            magnitude in Ophuchus, right on the south end of the Aquilla
            Milky Way "Off Ramp". Barely visible to the eye, I
            can see perhaps a few degrees of tail. In binoculars is better,
            covering more than the full field. This shot was exposed for
            1 hour total, with 3 minute subs as to not roast the core pure
            white. Still, we have a faint hint of the anti tail, and a few
            ribs in the tail near the coma. RASA 8" f/2, ASI2600 MC,
            Happy Jack, Az.

            
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Lens:  8 f/2 RASA Schmidt
Platform:  Ioptron GEM45
Exposure:  60 mins
Cam:  ASI2600MC
Location:  Happy Jack, Arizona
Elevation:  7000 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  3/10, Transparency 7/10
Outside Temperature:  35F
Processing Tools:  Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2
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