The location of Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas in October 2024.
Photo credit: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/comet-c-2023-a3-tsuchinshan-atlas-october-2024
Below are a selection of fantastic images of Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas taken by CMHASD member Jim Burchell taken over 6 days in October 2024.
Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is a long-period comet from the Oort cloud that was discovered in 2023 by the Purple Mountain Observatory in China in January 2023 and independently by the ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) in South Africa in February 2023. It was named after both observatories.
18th Oct 2024
Image taken from Dartford top road with a Pentax KP and a 50-300 MM zoom lens at 70 mm. F5.6, 5 seconds, iso 1600, attached to a Skywacher Star Adventurer
19th Oct 2024
Images were taken from Otford using a Pentax KP and 50-300 mm lens attached to a Skywacher Star Adventurer. Camera settings were 300 mm, F7.1, 60 seconds and iso 800
23rd Oct 2024
Images were taken from Otford using a Pentax KP DSLR and a 50-300 mm zoom lens attached to a Skywacher Star Adventurer. Camera settings were 300 mm, F7.1, 60 seconds and iso 800.
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