Thanks Erick! Yep, all tail now but still hanging in there. I've attached a shot from 31 Jan, badly scratched neg! Hope everyone's enjoying their fast internet...
Tail was still going strong the night before last, 20 Feb 2025. Well, maybe not that strong as it's been over a month since the comet disintegrated! Canon 800D, 200mm lens, 7 x 15 sec, ISO 12800, F/3.5, uncropped. 10:51 UT.
The tails of C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) live on - last night's shot (28 Feb 2025) is attached. I took longer subs and so attempted some deeper processing, pretty damned crude as usual! Both tails appear to extend beyond the frame. Details on image.
Just an update on C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) - the tail lives on, nearly 4 months after the comet disintegrated. The Earth recently passed through the comet's orbital plane which enabled us to see the tail edge-on, per attached pic taken on 30 April. Over 6-deg of tail is showing in the pic and with a wider field I was able to faintly detect a tail length of 12.4 degrees. It is now over 400 million kilometres from Earth. At the moment the tail is widening, dispersing and fading as we move away from the orbital plane.
What equiptment and settings did you use to capture that?
Thanks Pierre - this was taken with Canon 800D on Vixen Polarie star tracker, 200mm lens, 14 x 50 sec, ISO 12800, F/3.5, uncropped. It was taken at 08:38, 30 April 2025 UT from my home in Bright.
- this was taken with Canon 800D on Vixen Polarie star tracker, 200mm lens, 14 x 50 sec, ISO 12800, F/3.5, uncropped. It was taken at 08:38, 30 April 2025 UT from my home in Bright.
Wow, I am surprised that the tail can still be imaged with a DSLR. COBS data currently have the overall comet at around magnitude 13 -
Another update on this comet. As expected, the tail faded off rapidly after the orbital plane passage but is still detectable with simple equipment a month later, or around four & a half months after the comet disintegrated. It is a tough get though. Here's this morning's image, 30 May 2025 (29 May UT) - the processing needed to be heavy-handed, no pretty pics here!
18:08, 29 May 2025 UT. Canon 800D, 200mm lens, 18 x 70 sec, ISO 12800, F/3.5, uncropped. Imaged from Bright, Vic, Australia,(36.7 S, 147.0 E). Distance from Earth: 2.836 AU; distance from Sun: 2.823 AU.
Extraordinary and actually quite Fascinating Rob, 4.5 months after disintegrating, wow, brings some thoughts and question to mind, like, hmmm, is this debris you have rightly captured still travelling the same course as the comet would have been if together, same direction or is any diff dynamics happening or effecting it because there are now a million little pieces now and if maybe Solar-Wind would influence or change the trajectory ?
Also, is it expected to create a new yearly Meteor Shower at all ?
Awesome Stuff and great to see..
Nothing but tail now?
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