Full Moon Comet over High Tatras
Taken by Petr Horalek on October 16, 2024 @
Spisska Bela, Slovakia
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Today the Moon appears in the sky as the brightest Full Moon of the year since it is a perigee Moon. It is about 30 percent brighter than the apogee Moon, thus the night is expected to be bright, and not many dim objects can be observable. However, the currently well-visible comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS made another record as it was visible despite the bright Moon. I used the Full Moon's light to illuminate the little bit hazy High Tatras mountains in Slovakia beautifully and travel to a precisely chosen place from where the comet was setting just over it. In fact, in the highest visible summit in the image, right from the comet's head, you can spot a small shining pearl--the Lomnicky Stit Observatory, where Czechoslovakian astronomers in 50s of last century discovered several other comets (including 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova). Used Canon 6D Baader BCF modified, Sigma Art 50mm, f1.4, ISO400, 41x6s (stacked on stars with frozen ground), tripod.
Photographer's website:
https://www.petrhoralek.com/?p=24114
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