Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)



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Date: 18 Oct 2024
Location: Tenterden, Kent
Exposure: Single 10sec exposure
Telescope: Takahashi Epsilon 180ED on Skywatcher EQ6 mount
Camera: Altair Astro AA24CFX
Guiding: Nikkor 300mm lens with Altair Astro GP290M camera.
Filters: Camera internal IR/UV cut filter

Processing: White balanced with PixInsight SPCC, colour correction matrix applied and stretched with Arcsinh Stretch (to preserve hue and saturation) then sRGB gamma curve applied

Comments: Particularly interesting is the so-called anti-tail