Comet C/2023 A3 with Open Clusters NGC 6633 and IC 4756
Taken by Bob Beal on November 8, 2024 @ St. George, Utah, USA
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The comet is shrinking away as it loses the heat from the Sun, its tail about 1/2 degree long, and the 1Q Moon is starting to interfere as well. NGC 6633 is north (to the right) of the comet while IC 4756 is to its northeast (upper right); both are large and pretty objects for binoculars.

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Panasonic G9, Lumix 100-300mm lens @ 150mm, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi
... 28 x (f/4.5, 60 sec, ISO 400) = 28 minutes
... N right W down, FOV = 6.5° x 5°
... date: Nov. 8, 2024 7:30-8:00pm MST

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