Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-Atlas)

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Eric Holland

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Aug 29, 2024, 9:17:48 PMAug 29
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All,

This comet is estimated to be bright and visible between Sept 20 to Nov 16 peaking in brightness (possible -3.0 magnitude) around Oct 12.  The link below is a video discussing it quite well.  I thought I would share so if interested, you can start planning your observations. 



This link shows the live position in the sky.


Regards,

Eric

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Awesome!

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William Litel

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Aug 29, 2024, 10:35:13 PMAug 29
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  Cheers Eric! Fingers crossed it’s a good one. 

Thank you for the share,

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kasey foley

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Wonderful!  Thanks for sharing that info.

Kasey Foley

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Patrick Leman

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Aug 30, 2024, 1:16:00 PMAug 30
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Thanks Eric. 

I imaged the comet back in May. Here are my notes and images. 

5/27/24 Comet C2023 A3 Tsuchinshan ATLAS  
Imaged with Dwarf ii camera in Tracy Ca. 
99 Images, 15 Sec each, 80 Gain

Included in the view are NGC 4142 (upper right)and NGC 4116 (mid right)
The bright star at the bottom of the image is Spica.
RA/Dec of the image 12h, 11m, 3.00s +2, 20, 24

Pat

C2023 A3 Tsuchinshan ATLAS  Dwarf2 2024-05-27-21-53-40-992 Tracy Ca 99 Images_15 Sec ea_80 Gain.jpg
C2023 A3 Tsuchinshan ATLAS  Dwarf 2024-05-27-21-53-40-992 Tracy Ca 99 Images_15 Sec ea_80 Gain.jpg


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Eric Holland

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Aug 30, 2024, 2:25:46 PMAug 30
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Very nice indeed.  You should be well prepared to image it again if/when it brightens up.

Regards,

Eric


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Here’s my shot of a comet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Thanks Eric. 

 

I imaged the comet back in May. Here are my notes and images. 

 

5/27/24 Comet C2023 A3 Tsuchinshan ATLAS  

Imaged with Dwarf ii camera in Tracy Ca. 
99 Images, 15 Sec each, 80 Gain
 
Included in the view are NGC 4142 (upper right)and NGC 4116 (mid right)
The bright star at the bottom of the image is Spica.
RA/Dec of the image 12h, 11m, 3.00s +2, 20, 24

 

Pat

 




 

 

On Thu, Aug 29, 2024 at 6:17 PM 'Eric Holland' via Stockton Astronomical Society <stockt...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

All,

 

This comet is estimated to be bright and visible between Sept 20 to Nov 16 peaking in brightness (possible -3.0 magnitude) around Oct 12.  The link below is a video discussing it quite well.  I thought I would share so if interested, you can start planning your observations. 

 

 

 

This link shows the live position in the sky.

 

 

Regards,

 

Eric

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Patrick Leman

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That's much clearer!

kasey foley

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Pat,
Those images are incredible!  Thanks for sharing.

Kasey Foley

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Very nice indeed.  You should be well prepared to image it again if/when it brightens up.

Regards,

Eric


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Thanks Eric. 

I imaged the comet back in May. Here are my notes and images. 

5/27/24 Comet C2023 A3 Tsuchinshan ATLAS  
Imaged with Dwarf ii camera in Tracy Ca. 
99 Images, 15 Sec each, 80 Gain

Included in the view are NGC 4142 (upper right)and NGC 4116 (mid right)
The bright star at the bottom of the image is Spica.
RA/Dec of the image 12h, 11m, 3.00s +2, 20, 24

Pat

<C2023 A3 Tsuchinshan ATLAS  Dwarf2 2024-05-27-21-53-40-992 Tracy Ca 99 Images_15 Sec ea_80 Gain.jpg>

<C2023 A3 Tsuchinshan ATLAS  Dwarf 2024-05-27-21-53-40-992 Tracy Ca 99 Images_15 Sec ea_80 Gain.jpg>

On Thu, Aug 29, 2024 at 6:17 PM 'Eric Holland' via Stockton Astronomical Society <stockt...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
All,

This comet is estimated to be bright and visible between Sept 20 to Nov 16 peaking in brightness (possible -3.0 magnitude) around Oct 12.  The link below is a video discussing it quite well.  I thought I would share so if interested, you can start planning your observations. 



This link shows the live position in the sky.


Regards,

Eric

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kasey foley

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That’s an even better shot!

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That's much clearer!

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Here’s my shot of a comet.

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From: stockt...@googlegroups.com <stockt...@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Patrick Leman
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Thanks Eric. 

 

I imaged the comet back in May. Here are my notes and images. 

 

5/27/24 Comet C2023 A3 Tsuchinshan ATLAS  

Imaged with Dwarf ii camera in Tracy Ca. 
99 Images, 15 Sec each, 80 Gain
 
Included in the view are NGC 4142 (upper right)and NGC 4116 (mid right)
The bright star at the bottom of the image is Spica.
RA/Dec of the image 12h, 11m, 3.00s +2, 20, 24

 

Pat

 

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On Thu, Aug 29, 2024 at 6:17 PM 'Eric Holland' via Stockton Astronomical Society <stockt...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

All,

 

This comet is estimated to be bright and visible between Sept 20 to Nov 16 peaking in brightness (possible -3.0 magnitude) around Oct 12.  The link below is a video discussing it quite well.  I thought I would share so if interested, you can start planning your observations. 

 

 

 

This link shows the live position in the sky.

 

 

Regards,

 

Eric

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There’re a few galaxies in this photo!

 

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Thanks Eric. 

 

I imaged the comet back in May. Here are my notes and images. 

 

5/27/24 Comet C2023 A3 Tsuchinshan ATLAS  

Imaged with Dwarf ii camera in Tracy Ca. 
99 Images, 15 Sec each, 80 Gain
 
Included in the view are NGC 4142 (upper right)and NGC 4116 (mid right)
The bright star at the bottom of the image is Spica.
RA/Dec of the image 12h, 11m, 3.00s +2, 20, 24

 

Pat

 




 

 

On Thu, Aug 29, 2024 at 6:17 PM 'Eric Holland' via Stockton Astronomical Society <stockt...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

All,

 

This comet is estimated to be bright and visible between Sept 20 to Nov 16 peaking in brightness (possible -3.0 magnitude) around Oct 12.  The link below is a video discussing it quite well.  I thought I would share so if interested, you can start planning your observations. 

 

 

 

This link shows the live position in the sky.

 

 

Regards,

 

Eric

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Jason Keyes

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Thanks for sharing this, Eric! Let's hope it makes the anticipated path without breaking up. If this makes -3 mag, it'll be amazing!

Jason

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