Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
Comet C/2023 Tsuchinshan Atlas on Oct 14, Bray Falls
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Comet C/2023 Tsuchinshan Atlas on Oct 14

Comet C/2023 Tsuchinshan Atlas on Oct 14, Bray Falls
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Comet C/2023 Tsuchinshan Atlas on Oct 14

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Here is comet Tsuchinshan Atlas shot last night from the observatory. I just finished assembling my low-surface brightness survey telescope, composed of 3x RASA8 scopes with 3x 2600mm pros on a JTW Trident mount. For this comet image, each individual scope got a R-G-B filter to assemble a full color image from the monochrome cameras. Having triple the scope means I can capture a ton of integration time super quickly, which helps a lot with the noise, as well as managing the strong twilight gradient still present when photographing this comet. 

Here is a still frame from some footage I captured last night while taking this image:

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Comet C/2023 Tsuchinshan Atlas on Oct 14, Bray Falls