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C/2023 A3 - 10/15/24, 07:20-26 PM - f/1.6, 6x20s, ISO50

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2024/10/28
19:09 UTC

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its dead

c/2024 s1 (atlas) went off hours before perihelion. so unexpectedly

7 Comments
2024/10/28
17:14 UTC

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Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) through a small refractor

3 Comments
2024/10/28
06:03 UTC

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Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Comet

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2024/10/27
03:47 UTC

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Comet 2024 S1 Atlas

Just a question, any news about this new comet? I read that it should be visible in about a week, or so. Yet i do not see any posts about it. .thx

3 Comments
2024/10/24
11:01 UTC

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Very faint now (Germany). I finally spotted it in the first clear night we’ve had in weeks.

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2024/10/24
04:26 UTC

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My last shot, over a lake.

It's getting too dim for me. Wish I could remove the flare from lights at a shopping mall.

2 Comments
2024/10/23
15:23 UTC

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Getting Harder to spot.

Taken from my front porch in SE Texas tonight.

1 Comment
2024/10/23
04:45 UTC

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Getting harder to spot it.

Taken from my front porch in Texas tonight. iPhone 15 Pro Max.

6 Comments
2024/10/23
04:42 UTC

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Is the comet faint and hard to see at this point even with binoculars? Is it almost not worth spending an hour after 7:30 to look at it?

I saw it last week when it was at it's peak and stayed out for it's entirety. I've taken a quick loom the last few days but haven't really stayed outside that long bc I can't find it anymore. Am I right to give up more quickly or am I just not spotting it?

5 Comments
2024/10/22
20:09 UTC

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Comet over the Thames River

Connecticut. Venus in lower left, lighthouse lower center.

1 Comment
2024/10/21
21:18 UTC

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C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS

Amateur picture. Getting into astrophotography after this experience. Yed Posterior, Yes Prior, Marfil, a serpentis, serpents caput including Unukalhai are visible.

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2024/10/21
20:53 UTC

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C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS visits Mount Teide summit

Tsuchinshan & Teide

Encuentro entre el cometa C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) y el pico del #Teide, pillado con el equipo de https://lainakai.com.

Encounter between Mount Teide summit and C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan–ATLAS.

0 Comments
2024/10/21
08:28 UTC

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Comet A3- Central Texas

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2024/10/21
03:13 UTC

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Best place to see comet in Los Angeles?

I'm in playa del rey California but willing to drive to see the comet. Where is the best place to see it? I've tried so many days along the coast with no luck. Any recommendations would be appreciated! Maybe I'm looking in the wrong spot

2 Comments
2024/10/21
00:58 UTC

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c/2024 s1 (atlas) is coming

your expectations?

1 Comment
2024/10/20
18:02 UTC

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Comet over New London CT

Venus in lower left, and lighthouse in lower center.

1 Comment
2024/10/20
14:36 UTC

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Milky Way and Comet A-3 from Mauna Kea, Hawaii Island

2 Comments
2024/10/20
08:24 UTC

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My shot of Tsuchinshan-Atlas

Nikon D750, 24-70mm/2.8, ~10sec. exposure I held a black piece of cardboard in front and below the lens to clock out any direct light pollution into the lens from the city lights below. Shot through the window of my roof.

0 Comments
2024/10/20
03:46 UTC

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My shot of Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas

2 Comments
2024/10/20
03:40 UTC

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Finger Lakes region, NY

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2024/10/20
01:29 UTC

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C/2023 A3

Watched this beauty for almost a week. Blessed we’ve gotten a view almost every night as our humidity is generally high! South Louisiana

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2024/10/20
01:22 UTC

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Deep Brook, Nova Scotia, Canada

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2024/10/20
01:17 UTC

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Cape Breton, CA

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2024/10/20
00:28 UTC

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