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C/2023 A3 First Morning View From 38.6° North

Started by RMay , Sep 28 2024 08:56 AM

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#1 RMay

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Posted 28 September 2024 - 08:56 AM

Spotted in 7x50 binoculars maybe 3° above the horizon at 5:50 AM. Faint and getting lost in morning haze, but plainly visible from here in north central California. Tail seemed to be about 1° in length. This image was taken at 5:58am.

Ron

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#2 AstroApe

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Posted 28 September 2024 - 09:12 AM

Good catch!

I have a tree line to my east that makes catching morning comets a challenge from home, so I've been enjoying other's reports until A3 passes by the sun and moves to the evening sky over the coming days.

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#3 RMay

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Posted 28 September 2024 - 09:15 AM

Good catch!

I have a tree line to my east that makes catching morning comets a challenge from home, so I've been enjoying other's reports until A3 passes by the sun and moves to the evening sky over the coming days.

Thank you; we are fortunate to have a very low horizon line to the east.

Here’s one more, showing a bit more of the tail, despite the low haze.

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#4 petert913

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Posted 28 September 2024 - 09:18 AM

Sure hope it brightens up some.

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#5 Nankins

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Posted 28 September 2024 - 09:27 AM

Very good catch! I tried a few days ago but haze and low horizon clouds prevented it from being found.... That tail looks like it's getting better and better.

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#6 Starry_Spruce

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Posted 28 September 2024 - 10:12 AM

Sure hope it brightens up some.

At the least we can expect the contrast to increase tremendously when it's higher in the evening sky mid October! Unless you're in the desert, these few degrees above horizon situations are tough.

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#7 Mirzam

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Posted 28 September 2024 - 11:18 AM

We had a similar view here in West Virginia under very transparent skies following the big rainstorm. The comet was well seen with 8x30 binoculars about 6:05 am local time. It was not seen with naked eye owing to poor contrast with brightening background. Our view was truncated by fog a short time later. Bottom line is that the comet is not too difficult to see with a good horizon and clear conditions. Start with binocs.

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#8 Jaylab

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Posted 28 September 2024 - 11:39 AM

Here's a single frame from this morning seen S of Tucson

Nikon D850 760mm f/4 31 degrees N latitude

-Jay-

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#9 timelapser

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Posted 28 September 2024 - 11:52 AM

Wow.

Any chance folks could post their latitude and camera/lens used? That could be helpful for planning our shots.

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#10 a1b2c3d4

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Posted 28 September 2024 - 05:18 PM

Outstanding pics!

So, that means the comet survived perihelion in one piece. Hoo-ray!

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#11 Jaylab

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Posted 29 September 2024 - 08:00 AM

Sept 29, south of Tucson

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#12 adlibitum

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Posted 29 September 2024 - 09:35 AM

Sept 29, south of Tucson

thanks, was it visible naked eye?

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#13 RMay

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Posted 29 September 2024 - 09:38 AM

Frankly, I was stunned at how faint it appeared from here compared to yesterday, which also wasn’t that awe-inspiring. I only caught this hot mess because I suspected where it might be, and saw it only in the single image below.

Ron