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Daytime Comet - C/2024 G3 Atlas
The 'summer weather' finally relented today to reveal a blue, transparent afternoon sky. Having spotted it from the obsy a few hours prior (images still to be processed), Atlas was easily found visually again in the Dob 8.6° from the Sun, and in even better transparency despite the lower altitude of about 47°. Attached is a stack from a video filmed through the eyepiece then subjected to the usual PiPP/RS/PS workflow. Orientation is as seen through the eyepiece. North is top left.
A comet, complete with tail, in a blue daytime sky is an absolutely stunning sight to behold. To me this is up there with the best in terms of what can be seen through a telescope. I had never seen this before today.
8" f/6 Dob, 18mm Fujiyama ortho with Baader polariser and Baader UV/IR block filter attached.
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