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Mousetoescamper

(5,290 posts)
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 11:01 PM Oct 14

80,000-year haul: Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS tonight!

The comet was obscured by clouds after sunset, but patience paid off and by 7:40 PM I was able to get this photo. Taken along the Susquehanna River, south of Veteran's Memorial Bridge in Columbia, PA.




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80,000-year haul: Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS tonight! (Original Post) Mousetoescamper Oct 14 OP
What a picture! Celestial. Arne Oct 14 #1
Thanks! Mousetoescamper Oct 14 #3
Mother Nature has the best... 3catwoman3 Oct 14 #2
Indeed! Mousetoescamper Oct 14 #5
Patience pays off. Great shot! brer cat Oct 14 #4
Thanks! Mousetoescamper Oct 14 #6
Omigod, my dear Mousetoescamper! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 14 #7
Thanks! Mousetoescamper Oct 14 #9
The clouds have been pretty bad lately. I'll have a look. I'd love to get a shot like yours! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 14 #10
Give me coordinates!! usonian Oct 14 #8
Tomorrow night will offer the best view for at least 80,000 years. Mousetoescamper Oct 15 #11
Nay, thank YOU. usonian Oct 15 #19
Your directions/instructions are exactly what I need! I am copying them. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 15 #21
You are most welcome! Mousetoescamper Oct 15 #23
. . . CaliforniaPeggy Oct 15 #25
Very cool! Thanks for the pic Pas-de-Calais Oct 15 #12
Thanks! Mousetoescamper Oct 15 #13
An incredibly beautiful photo!! ailsagirl Oct 15 #14
Thanks! Mousetoescamper Oct 15 #15
That's one for the history books! Dem2theMax Oct 15 #16
Thanks! Mousetoescamper Oct 15 #17
Comet ms.pamela Oct 15 #18
Thanks! Mousetoescamper Oct 15 #20
Very nice! 2naSalit Oct 15 #22
Thanks! Mousetoescamper Oct 15 #24
Looks like a painting...absolutely beautiful 👍... MiHale Oct 15 #26
Thanks! Mousetoescamper Oct 15 #28
What a gorgeous picture! nocoincidences Oct 15 #27
Thanks! Mousetoescamper Oct 15 #29
Even with the lights from the bridge, it's so vibrant against that blue sky. A fantastic sight n thanks for sharing Deuxcents Oct 15 #30
Thanks! Mousetoescamper Oct 15 #31
Nice shot! Grumpy Old Guy Oct 16 #32
Thanks! Mousetoescamper Oct 16 #33

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,230 posts)
7. Omigod, my dear Mousetoescamper!
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 11:23 PM
Oct 14

Stunning! Amazing! Incredible!

Well, you get the idea.

So very first rate. This is worthy of being printed and hung on one of your walls.



Mousetoescamper

(5,290 posts)
9. Thanks!
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 11:47 PM
Oct 14

Tomorrow night's show should be spectacular as well, weather permitting. The comet will be visible with the unaided eye for the rest of the month but will move higher in the sky and fade with each passing day. If you can, I highly recommend you try to shoot the comet tomorrow night.

usonian

(14,092 posts)
8. Give me coordinates!!
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 11:32 PM
Oct 14

I’ve been looking and looking. Actually a star map would help.

I had an eye exam today and things are OK!!!

A great photo!

I’ll tell you something. I grew up in city suburbs, and when I see lots of stars, I can’t make out the constellations.

I am so used to seeing just a handful. An embarrassment of riches.

Life’s weird.

Mousetoescamper

(5,290 posts)
11. Tomorrow night will offer the best view for at least 80,000 years.
Tue Oct 15, 2024, 12:17 AM
Oct 15

Look west after sunset (the sun sets almost directly west this time of year) and find Venus to the south (or to your left) and Arcturus, a bright evening star, to the north. The comet is between the planet and the star, higher in the sky than Venus and a little south of where the sun sets. I was the first to sight it tonight among a group of comet watchers gathered along the river. Tomorrow will be the final night it will be easily seen with unaided eyes before it continues to fade as it rises higher in the sky.

I highly recommend that you take your camera or cellphone out tomorrow night, conditions permitting, and try to shoot this amazing celestial occurrence. I saw some pretty good cellphone shots taken by some of my fellow comet watchers tonight. I used a Canon R8 with a 100-400mm lens. Shot at ISO 800, f5 for 11.5 seconds.

Thanks!



usonian

(14,092 posts)
19. Nay, thank YOU.
Tue Oct 15, 2024, 01:31 AM
Oct 15

I scanned the sky a couple of evenings with a coolpix, so I had a vast array of focal lengths available, but saw nothing.

I'll take your info, and when i see it, all my cameras (well, ALMOST all) will be ready.

Many thanks for the tips! 🔭

YAY

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,230 posts)
21. Your directions/instructions are exactly what I need! I am copying them.
Tue Oct 15, 2024, 02:32 AM
Oct 15

I'm just going down to the beach and from there it should be good--unless we're clouded out.

Thank you!

Dem2theMax

(10,328 posts)
16. That's one for the history books!
Tue Oct 15, 2024, 12:44 AM
Oct 15

I'm so happy when people share these photos. I live in a bit of a canyon. So not much is visible here. Would love to have seen this with my own eyes, but I am very grateful to see such an incredible photo like this!

Mousetoescamper

(5,290 posts)
17. Thanks!
Tue Oct 15, 2024, 01:09 AM
Oct 15

You'll get a chance to see it with unaided eyes tomorrow night, conditions permitting. The western view from my city home is blocked by houses and trees. I traveled 12 miles west to get an unobstructed view and an interesting setting for the photo. If you're able, I highly recommend you find a high spot to view this amazing celestial occurrence!

2naSalit

(92,952 posts)
22. Very nice!
Tue Oct 15, 2024, 04:15 AM
Oct 15

I saw it for the first time on Sunday evening, it's huge!

It's been cloudy, just enough to obscure it in the west or too damn smoky to see it clearly. Glad it will be around for a few more days.

Deuxcents

(19,874 posts)
30. Even with the lights from the bridge, it's so vibrant against that blue sky. A fantastic sight n thanks for sharing
Tue Oct 15, 2024, 01:35 PM
Oct 15

It’s a perfect picture

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