Here are a few additional outstanding pics of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), which is now visible low in the sky just before sunrise. It is best seen using binoculars or a telescope or imaged with a long exposure camera and a zoom lens.
The comet swung around the Sun (perihelion) on Sept. 27. From our vantage point, it will get closer to the Sun in the coming days, getting more difficult to observe but become visible in the evening sky after Oct 10. Closest approach to earth is on Oct 12. It may become very bright around that time as its tail gets backlit by the Sun. It should remain visible for the rest of the month of October.
There is more info on the comet in this recent diary — Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) is now visible before sunrise.
Astronomer Yuri Beletsky continues to post spectacular images of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) from his vantage point at 2,282 m altitude near the Carnegie Las Campanas Observatory (LCO) in the Atacama desert in Chile.
This spectacular telescopic image of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) was taken by Gerald Rhemann, Michael Jäger and Denis Möller in Namibia.
Besides the thick dusty tail, a wispy blue ion tail can be seen in the image.
Date: 30 09 2024 UT 03h28m
Location: Farm Tivoli, Namibia
Telescope: ASA Astrograph 12" f 3.6
Camera: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro
Mount: ASA DDM 85
This is the wide-angle shot of the comet, taken from the same location as the above telescopic pic, by Gerald Rhemann, Michael Jäger and Denis Möller from Namibia.
From the Canary Islands by Marina Prol -
Now, let’s search for the solution to today’s puzzle composed in 1935 by noted Belgian composer Marcel Segers (1913 - 2006).
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