* * * Images of C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) from Burlage * * *


The rapid fading of this comet in the second half of october is nicely illustrated by the images that Edwin van Dijk obtained from Burlage.
They are all single, unprocessed, short exposures taken with a Canon EOS 600D equiped with a zoom lens.
As such they come close to what the comet looked like for visual observers, either naked eye or using small binoculars.


* 14 October 2024 18h36m UT, ISO3200, 6s exposure 26mm f/5.6, Moonlight.


* 14 October 2024 18h45m UT, ISO3200, 6s exposure 55mm f/5.6, Moonlight.


* 18 October 2024 19h31m UT, ISO3200, 6s exposure 55mm f/5.6, Moonlight. Briefly clear between clouds.


* 24 October 2024 18h47m UT, ISO3200, 15s exposure 26mm f/5.6


* 24 October 2024 18h50m UT, ISO6400, 15s exposure 43mm f/5.6


* 25 October 2024 18h42m UT, ISO12800, 8s exposure 55mm f/5.6


* 3 November 2024 18h58m UT, ISO12800, 10s exposure 55mm f/5.6

All images @2024EdwinvanDijk