Observing comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) in late October 2024
On the evening of October 21, 2024, around 20:30 local time (Switzerland), I had the opportunity to observe the comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. Using my Nikon Z7 camera equipped with an AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm lens, I managed to capture the celestial visitor as it made ...
Finally! Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)
After desperately waiting for two weeks in a row, the weather here in Uppsala finally improved and we could observe the famous comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) with our rooftop telescope at the Angström Laboratory, the so called "Westerlund Telescope". As the comet just ...
Comet C/2020 F3 (Neowise)
Comet C/2020 F3 (Neowise). Crop from an image taken at Postalm (Salzburg, AT) on July 21st, 2020 with a Nikon DF using an AF-S 50mm f/1.8 Nikkor at f/2.2 and ISO 1600. The exposure time was 15 ...
Observing Comet C/2013 US10 (Catalina)
Comet C/2013 US10 (Catalina) was first discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey on October 31, 2013. It originates from the Oort cloud, a vast spherical reservoir of comets far beyond Neptun. By chance, gravitational perturbations can push Oort objects into the inner solar ...
Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)
Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) is bright (around 5mag) enough to be easily seen with binoculars or small telescopes in constellation Eridanus. On really good sites one should be able to spot it even with naked eye. However, currently the observing conditions are hard, because ...