Posted on 09/30/2024 12:28:14 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: The new comet has passed its closest to the Sun and is now moving closer to the Earth. C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) is currently moving out from inside the orbit of Venus and on track to pass its nearest to the Earth in about two weeks. Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, pronounced "Choo-cheen-shahn At-less,", is near naked-eye visibility and easily picked up by long-exposure cameras. The comet can also now be found by observers in Earth's northern hemisphere as well as the south. The featured image was captured just a few days ago above Zacatecas, Mexico. Because clouds were obscuring much of the pre-dawn sky, the astrophotographer released a drone to take pictures from higher up, several of which were later merged to enhance the comet's visibility. Although the future brightness of comets is hard to predict, there is increasing hope that Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will further brighten as it enters the early evening sky.
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I have to say that that is a pretty awesome picture.
Thanks for posting.
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That pic is impressive.
I note the “near naked-eye visibility”, after I went out last night/mornint, naked eyed and did not see it.
So I wonder, how visible must those comets in the ancient days, when everyone panicked due to seeing them, been?
The name is, I believe, the same the Chinese used to name San Francisco. “Gold mountain” or something similar.
In ancient times there was, of course, very little light pollution and the visible magnitudes were much dimmer. You have to be more than 150 miles away from civilization to find anything like that now. Plus more haze from human activity although there were sources of haze then, too.
Read somewhere it's Chinese for Purple Mountain.
Lovely.
Nice!
Using a drone above the cloud deck to photograph a comet- that’s novel! It’s a good picture too!
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