Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS: new images – 16 June 2024.
Here it is comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, while it was slowly approaching the Sun.
Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS: 16 June 2024.
The image above comes from the sigma-clipping combination of 7, 120-second exposures, unfiltered and unguided, remotely taken with the Celestron C14+Paramount ME+SBIG ST8-XME robotic unit available as part of the Virtual Telescope Project. The telescope tracked at the motion rates of the comet. A very bright Moon was in the same region of the sky of the comet. The bright star is SAO 118929.
It s interesting to compare images collected during our follow-up activities.
Comet C/2023 A3 was discovered on 9 Jan. 2023. Since it was announced, this icy world showed the potentially to reach naked eye visibility late in Sept. 2024, with chances to be remarkable around Oct. 9. At the moment, the comet is showing in very good health, with good hopes to have a nice show.
We will continue following up this promising comet and will schedule a live feed in due time.
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