Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
Taken by Kevin Diletti on October 3, 2024 @
Triangle Flat, NSW, Australia
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Camera Used: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D800
Exposure Time: 8/1
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 3200
Date Taken: 2024:10:03 09:07:11
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Details:
This photo of Comet 2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) was taken from Triangle Flat in the Central West of New South Wales at 4:30 this morning (03 October 2024). It is a single 8-second exposure at f2.8 and ISO 3200 with the camera on a static tripod (no stacking, no tracking). The camera was an unmodified Nikon D800 with a trusty Micro-Nikkor 55 mm lens. Minimal manipulation was applied in Camera Raw – just a touch of Contrast and Clarity applied. The comet was barely visible to the naked eye in the pre-dawn light combined with the sky glow from the lights of Sydney 100+ km away. To the lower left of the comet are the lights of a plane approaching Sydney airport. The other 12+ streaks are successful attempts at polluting the night sky.
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