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The Moon is 4.3% illuminated with the next New Moon 2 days from now. The Moon and comet are separated by 14°. There is at last a distinct tail; what's seen is 2° long. Again the camera saw the comet while the naked-eye view, or through 8x56 binoculars, saw nothing.
Imaging this comet is like hunting for ghosts: your eyes clearly tell you there's nothing there, yet the camera shows a definite image; if one reorients the comet so that the coma is on top, it even looks like a ghost. Or perhaps it's a vampire--it vanishes with the Sun's rising. Halloween is coming. Will it be trick or treat when the comet swings to the other side of the Sun?
#1: Moon and comet 6:20-6:26am MDT
#2: closer view (unlabeled) 6:34am MDT
#3: ditto #2 (labeled)
Photo data:
Panasonic G9, 12-35 (at 35mm) and 12-60 (at 56mm) lenses, tracker
... #1 is 17 images stacked, #2 is single
... exposures done in Program (semi-automatic) mode
... date: Sep 30, 2024 6:20-6:40am MDT
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