Skyward Gaze | Comet C/2023 A3 ___ Deepskystacker v001 copy 2
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I will not kid you, the Tsuchinshan-ATLAS comet, aka Comet A3, has been rather underwhelming to the naked eye between 17 and 21 October 2024 as it appeared during the early evenings, in the sky westward of North of Kingston, Ontario. The comet, dimming by the day and often washed out by the full or nearly full moon, was generally faint in clear skies, even away from city light pollution, and could only be resolved through photography, in these cases generally requiring the stacking of up to 60 one to two second shots to resolve with some quality without the aid of a tracking system to minimize overexposure, star trailing and blurring of the comet. As you will notice in this album, I had better luck in resolving the Neowise comet back in the summer of 2020.
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Skyward Gaze | Comet C/2023 A3 ___ Deepskystacker v001 copy 2
Picture saved withSkyward Gaze | Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)
I will not kid you, the Tsuchinshan-ATLAS comet, aka Comet A3, has been rather underwhelming to the naked eye between 17 and 21 October 2024 as it appeared during the early evenings, in the sky westward of North of Kingston, Ontario. The comet, dimming by the day and often washed out by the full or nearly full moon, was generally faint in clear skies, even away from city light pollution, and could only be resolved through photography, in these cases generally requiring the stacking of up to 60 one to two second shots to resolve with some quality without the aid of a tracking system to minimize overexposure, star trailing and blurring of the comet. As you will notice in this album, I had better luck in resolving the Neowise comet back in the summer of 2020.
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