C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS 6th of May

[Stefan Buda]

After I finished with Pons-Brooks, I swung the RH to Virgo and grabbed some 120 sec subs of the coming great comet of 2024.

This was a 100% crop, but I had to down sample it to 50% to fit the 200kB publication limit.
9 x 120sec subs used.

[MortonH]

Nice little tail already.

[astronobob (Bob)]

Cool catch Stefan a strong ghosty colour green about it generally means a Long period comet,
Actually I just googled it and says this was only discovered in January 2023,, and this comet will pass perihelion at a distance of 0.39 AU on 27 September 2024, when it could become visible to the naked eye..
Thanx for sharing

[Stefan Buda]

Unfortunately, by the time it brightens to about 6th magnitude, in mid-August, it will be located exactly in the same part of the sky as Pons-Brooks now.