C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS 20241013 – Nelson Nunes
FUJIFILM X–T100 10s 20241013 20:10h Local time (UTC+1h)
Cedric Pereira
Rui Lourenço
Carlos Tenente
Juan Gonçalves
Rui Lourenço
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS vaults into the evening sky on or about Oct. 11th. Map dates are shown for 0h Universal Time (UT) and latitude 40° north. For example, Oct. 12th at 0h UT becomes Oct. 11th at 8 p.m. EDT. C/2023 A3 will begin its evening run around magnitude –2 and display a long, westward-pointing tail. The comet quickly climbs away from the Sun into a dark sky, while steadily fading. On Oct. 14th UT, it will shine at around 0 magnitude; on Oct. 17th, 2.5 magnitude, and magnitude 4 on Oct. 22nd.
Sky & Telescope graphics
WIDEFIELD CMOS IMAGING | Pedro RE’ (20240927/28)
SAMYANG 135mm F/2.0 | ZWO ASI 2600MM PRO | Paramount ME
FULL MOON (20240917) | Pedro RE’
TV NP101 F/5.4 | ASI ZWO 294MC (Mineral Moon)
http://pedroreastrophotography.com/