Rush Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 We could be in for a real treat this fall as a potentially bright comet will approach earth. https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/comet-c-2023-a3-tsuchinshan-atlas 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush Posted July 12 Author Share Posted July 12 https://earthsky.org/space/comet-c-2023-a3-sep-oct-2024-tsuchinshan-atlas/ Welp. So much for that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush Posted August 27 Author Share Posted August 27 It seems the demise of this comet did not come to pass. We are about a month away from show time. https://www.universetoday.com/168058/comet-tsuchinshan-atlas-set-to-perform-this-fall/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush Posted September 13 Author Share Posted September 13 (edited) Current forecast is for -4 mag which is just about as bright as Venus on October 9-12th. The object will become visible at dusk October 12th in North America. The only real issue is the waxing gibbous moon from the 12-16th. After that the moon will rise well past dusk giving better viewing. But also at that time the comet will be rapidly dimming. I am thinking about taking my kids out into rural WV to dark sky. Edited September 13 by Rush 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush Posted September 22 Author Share Posted September 22 Timelapse of the comet from Australia: Should be visible around dawn by the end of this week. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush Posted October 9 Author Share Posted October 9 Comet is visible on the sun facing satellites. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush Posted Monday at 10:25 AM Author Share Posted Monday at 10:25 AM I was pretty impressed with this comet last night. Was naked eye visible from around 730-800. I am in bortle 3/4 skies and the tail appeared to be about an index finger long in the sky when you hold your arm outstretched. Bad timing with a nearly full moon unfortunately. Window for taking pictures was short last night, maybe 20 minutes from when the sun was down enough to when the comet set. I had a nearly cloudless sky last night EXCEPT for one cloud that went right in front of the comet during prime picture time. Was only able to stack maybe 10-15 shots. I edited the cloud out of the final result. @MaineJay, did you try to see it? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin MaineJay Posted Monday at 10:38 AM Admin Share Posted Monday at 10:38 AM 5 minutes ago, Rush said: I was pretty impressed with this comet last night. Was naked eye visible from around 730-800. I am in bortle 3/4 skies and the tail appeared to be about an index finger long in the sky when you hold your arm outstretched. Bad timing with a nearly full moon unfortunately. Window for taking pictures was short last night, maybe 20 minutes from when the sun was down enough to when the comet set. I had a nearly cloudless sky last night EXCEPT for one cloud that went right in front of the comet during prime picture time. Was only able to stack maybe 10-15 shots. I edited the cloud out of the final result. @MaineJay, did you try to see it? Great shots! It was cloudy and started raining in the afternoon. Tonight looks overcast as well. Hopefully I get a window tomorrow night. I work late on Tuesdays, so I'll probably just go out on my roof for the best NW view from home. Depending on in how that goes, maybe I'll go to a better nearby location for Thursday and Friday. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin MaineJay Posted Tuesday at 11:52 PM Admin Share Posted Tuesday at 11:52 PM Skies cleared. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWOhioChaser Posted Wednesday at 06:11 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:11 PM Here’s my contribution from last night. Wife wanted to do some last minute shopping so I had to contend with the parking lot lights. But managed a good shot with only a three second exposure. Excited to have the camera setup in the backyard for it tonight to capture the apparent length of its tail. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clm Posted yesterday at 01:33 AM Share Posted yesterday at 01:33 AM 7 hours ago, NWOhioChaser said: Here’s my contribution from last night. Wife wanted to do some last minute shopping so I had to contend with the parking lot lights. But managed a good shot with only a three second exposure. Excited to have the camera setup in the backyard for it tonight to capture the apparent length of its tail. Nice shot despite the challenges. I also see tails of 2 asteroids hitting the ground, see one making contact with a building on the left. And in the clouds, you got 2 UFO's. So I would say you were very lucky to capture all of that. 🤪 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burr Posted yesterday at 04:17 AM Share Posted yesterday at 04:17 AM (edited) I am on a road trip with my uncle in the high desert southwest. One pic is from Saturday out of a hotel window in Albuquerque, and the other is from tonight in Monument Valley within the Navajo Nation of Arizona. Cloudy skies the other nights. Both shot on iPhone with 3-second exposure. Edited yesterday at 04:19 AM by Burr 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush Posted 19 hours ago Author Share Posted 19 hours ago 8 hours ago, Burr said: I am on a road trip with my uncle in the high desert southwest. One pic is from Saturday out of a hotel window in Albuquerque, and the other is from tonight in Monument Valley within the Navajo Nation of Arizona. Cloudy skies the other nights. Both shot on iPhone with 3-second exposure. Good timing on the trip! Nice dark skies. Back in 2014 they were forecasting some very bright comet and it was going to be visible the week I going to be in the African bush with bortle one skies. Comet ended up burning up as it approached the sun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burr Posted 19 hours ago Share Posted 19 hours ago Feel very fortunate on the clouds holding off on 2 nights. Dark skies don’t help when it’s cloudy! Also had a near-full moon behind me last night, lighting up the butte. Surprised at how few of the hotel guests came out to watch… just three others. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clm Posted 18 hours ago Share Posted 18 hours ago 9 hours ago, Burr said: I am on a road trip with my uncle in the high desert southwest. One pic is from Saturday out of a hotel window in Albuquerque, and the other is from tonight in Monument Valley within the Navajo Nation of Arizona. Cloudy skies the other nights. Both shot on iPhone with 3-second exposure. Nice shots. Thanks for bringing back memories. Was at Monument Valley many moons ago. Had I know you were going there I would have stowed away in your suitcase. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clm Posted 18 hours ago Share Posted 18 hours ago 1 hour ago, Burr said: Feel very fortunate on the clouds holding off on 2 nights. Dark skies don’t help when it’s cloudy! Also had a near-full moon behind me last night, lighting up the butte. Surprised at how few of the hotel guests came out to watch… just three others. That is surprising. I would have been out there. I remember many times my parents had to drag me back inside the hotel just so I could get some sleep. Of course they loved this stuff too but also knew when it was time to go to bed. Not me, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burr Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago Two more pix from last night. One taken by me on my iPhone, the other by an actual photographer on a real camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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