Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS: new image – 17 June 2024.
An image of comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, taken as part of our follow-up activity of this promising object.
The image above comes from the sigma-clipping combination of 15, 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. An almost full Moon was high in the sky.
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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