Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Observed on September 30, 2024
Photographer: Marco MenieroSummary Authors: Marco Meniero; Jim Foster
Featured here is a photo of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS as observed on the morning of September 30, 2024, over the Borgo sospeso of Vitorchiano. The waning crescent Moon is at upper left. Because of its weekly hyperbolic orbit, it's not known if Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will be ejected from our solar system and never be seen again. In late September, near perihelion (September 27), it became a naked eye object for the first time. Note that its closest approach to the Earth occurred on October 12, 2024.
Photo Details: HDR of 5 shots with times from 1/25 of a second to 5 seconds exposure; 640 ISO; Nikon Z9 camera; Nikon Z70-200/2.8S lens; f/3.5; 100 mm focal length; taken at 06:20 local time.
Borgo sospeso of Vitorchiano (Vt), Italy Coordinates: 42.4704, 12.1742
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