Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
in the evening sky
12/6/24

 
 Now
            9th magnitude and fading fast in Aquilla, this is perhaps the
            last shot I will ever take of this object. Just setting over
            the peak of the house in the west, I was only able to get 14
            minutes on it before it was set. There is some green in the coma,
            and the dust tail is still a forked fan. Time now to say goodby
            to this celestial splendor, and welcome a new comet in the morning
            eastern sky!

            
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Lens:  10" f/2.9 GSO Astrograph Newtonian w/Nexus corrector
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200
Camera:  Atik 16200 CCD
Exposure:  14mins LRGB
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  7/10, Transparency 6/10
Outside Temperature:  42F
Processing Tools:  Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2

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