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Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) October 22, 2024
My son and I imaged Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) last night, just after astronomic dark around 7:30 pm. I could tell it wasn't as bright as it had been a week earlier, but it will still observable with the naked eye from Bortle 4 skies.
It was a nice night for astrophotography - clear skies, temps around 40 deg F, calm, and the moon was still below the horizon. It was my first time doing 'real' astrophotography with my son (or anyone else for that matter). I enjoyed explaining what I was doing the whole time - not sure if he did :) (he was there by his choice so I don't feel too bad).
I also showed him Polaris, some constellations, and star clusters, and we took a quick shot of the constellation Lyra, so I could show him the Ring Nebula (M57). It's pretty unimpressive at 135mm focal length, but you could tell it was different than a star - it looked like a tiny, bright donut.
Acquisition details: Fujifilm X-T10; Samyang 135mm f/2.0 ED UMC @ f2.0, ISO 1600; tracking with iOptron SkyTracker Pro; 30 x 30 sec; stacking with DeepSkyStacker; gradient (i.e. vignetting) removal with GraXpert; and curves adjustment/star reduction/editing with GIMP; taken on October 22, 2024 under Bortle 4 skies.
Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) October 22, 2024
My son and I imaged Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) last night, just after astronomic dark around 7:30 pm. I could tell it wasn't as bright as it had been a week earlier, but it will still observable with the naked eye from Bortle 4 skies.
It was a nice night for astrophotography - clear skies, temps around 40 deg F, calm, and the moon was still below the horizon. It was my first time doing 'real' astrophotography with my son (or anyone else for that matter). I enjoyed explaining what I was doing the whole time - not sure if he did :) (he was there by his choice so I don't feel too bad).
I also showed him Polaris, some constellations, and star clusters, and we took a quick shot of the constellation Lyra, so I could show him the Ring Nebula (M57). It's pretty unimpressive at 135mm focal length, but you could tell it was different than a star - it looked like a tiny, bright donut.
Acquisition details: Fujifilm X-T10; Samyang 135mm f/2.0 ED UMC @ f2.0, ISO 1600; tracking with iOptron SkyTracker Pro; 30 x 30 sec; stacking with DeepSkyStacker; gradient (i.e. vignetting) removal with GraXpert; and curves adjustment/star reduction/editing with GIMP; taken on October 22, 2024 under Bortle 4 skies.