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Michael A. Stecker
Cloudy movie of Comet C/2023 A3 by James Foster with 85 mm lens on Oct
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| James Foster's photo of Comet C/2023 A3 -- October 21, 2024: Modified |
 Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS with artifacts removed in Photoshop Photo of Comet C/2023 A3 on the evening of October 21, 2024 PST (22 Oct 2024 UT) from Frazier Park California. However, the artifacts below the comet were removed in Photoshop Elements. file: Comet T-At_RGB4AwithSTARS2-rstars10222024-aa5xflip.jpg Click here for full resolution photo Photographic Data Date: October 21, 2024 (Oct 22, 2024 UT) Telescope: Sky-Watcher Quattro 250P (10-inch f/4 Newtonian telescope with coma corrector) Camera: ZWO ASI6200MM-Pro monochrome astro-camera while guiding on the comet's head. This was re-processed to make the stars round and the comet a little darker with more internal detail. Exposure: Red 330 seconds, Green 330 seconds, Blue 390 seconds while guiding on the comet's head. Total: 1,050 sec or 17.5 minutes |
 James Foster's original photo of Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS with artifact at lower part of frame Taken on the evening of October 21, 2024 from Frazier Park California. He used a Sky-Watcher Quattro 250P (10-inch f/4 Newtonian) telescope with a ZWO ASI6200MM-Pro monochrome astro-camera. this was re-processed it to make the stars fixed and the comet a little darker with more internal detail. The exposures were: Red 330 seconds, Green 330 seconds, Blue 390 seconds while guiding on the comet's head. Total Exposure Time: 17.5 minutes file: Comet T-At_RGB4AwithSTARS2-rstars10222024-aaflip.jpg Click here for full resolution photo Photographed from Frazier Park, California |