Best comet of the decade?

The buzz around comet c/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan–ATLAS hasn’t been as big as 2020’s Neowise, or 2023’s ZTE and I almost missed it. Luckily, I made it out on Oct 18th and after only 1 hour shortly after sunset managed to grab my best comet photos so far despite a full moon. It should continue to be visible till Oct 26th, 2024. For tips on seeing it, try space.com.

Compare those photos to previous comet photos, taken from the San Francisco East Bay hills.

Fast Follow on to comet c/2023 A3?

There’s might be another comet visible in the northern hemisphere, c/2024 S1 coming up at the end of Oct/Early November. Its path brings it extremely close to the sun and is danger of breaking up. But if it does survive, it might also put on a great show! Read more at starwalk.com.

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Interested in astronomy? Check out the Robert Ferguson Observatory in Sugarloaf State park for lectures and peeks through their telescopes.