Comet ATLAS
Taken by Ian Cooper on January 18, 2025 @
Glen Oroua, Manawatu, New Zealand, Latitude 40 South.
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Camera Used: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D5600
Exposure Time: 50/10
Aperture: f/1.0
ISO: 6400
Date Taken: 2025:01:20 21:13:25
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What a stunning night! This is our 6th fine night in a row here on the Manawatu plains, and we have seen the comet rise out of the murky twilight on the past four nights. Despite the fact that the nucleus disintegrated in the past 48 hours, the magnificent scimitar tail is making up for it. Now that the tail is sticking out above the edge of twilight against a darker blue sky, we are seeing its full length and structure in camera and through good binoculars. I had to wait until nearly 10p.m. local time to really start seeing the comet tonight, but it was well worth the wait. Although easily seen by eye from my dark, rural location, the tail is not something that you would notice if you weren't looking for it. Two days ago, we could see one degree of tail. Last night that extended out to two degrees. Tonight, we could pick in camera a full 16 degrees of tail, about 12 of that was visible in my 25 x 100 bino's! Although there is now no bright nucleus as there was on Saturday, the fact that by Wednesday the comet will be completely above the twilight will make a lot of difference. 2025.01.20 09.13 UT (10.13 p.m. N.Z.D.T.) 50mm @ f/2.8, 5 seconds on ISO 6400.
2025.01.20 09.14 U.T. 400mm @ f/6.3. 3 seconds on ISO 6400.
2025.01.20 09.19 U.T. 135mm @ f/5.6. 6 seconds on ISO 6400.
2025.01.20 09.21 U.T. 50mm @ f/2.8. 15 seconds on ISO 6400.
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