Tracking Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS): Part 1
My 6-inch f/2.2 Celestron Origin is ideal for imaging and tracking comets. On October 18, 2024 I captured Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) from my daughter’s sheep farm which faces west, overlooking the Minas Basin section of the Bay of Fundy in Kempt Shore, Nova Scotia, Canada. I used 10-second exposures for a total integration time of 10 minutes. The comet was in the constellation Serpens with 10.7 visual magnitude star TYC 0371-0094-1 in the tail at the time. I continued to track the comet for the next few months.
Logbook Entries
Date: Friday, October 18, 2024
Time: 8:16 pm
Location: Kempt Shore, NS, Canada
Latitude: 45⁰N
Sky: Clear
Sunset: 6:26 pm
Moonrise: 6:52 pm
Moon Phase: Waning gibbous (97%)
Wind: 9 km/h
Temperature: 13°C
Filter: None
Power: Battery
Dennis
Website:https://celestronorigin.space
