Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas, C/2023 A3 16 October 2024

Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas was barely at naked eye visibility.

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Date:  18 October 2024

FOV:  approximately 25° 17' × 37° 52' the length of the tail is over 20°

Lens:  Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II lens at 34.28mm

Mount:  MeFOTO RoadTrip Classic Series 1 Tripod

Camera:  Canon EOS Rebel T6s 1600 ISO

Pixel size:  3.76 μm

Resolution:  22.624 arcsec/pixel

Filter:  unmodified Canon camera

Stacking:  single 15 second frame

Calibration frames:  darks, flats, and bias

Total Time:  15 seconds

Processing:  Pixinsight – SPCC, DBE, SPCC, BlurXT, NoiseXT,

Linear → HST, GHS, MStr → Comet, Scale

Location:  Selkirk State Park near Pulaski, NY