SUNSET: 
0
Photographer:
a.carrozzi
Location of Photo:
Cadiroggio, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Date/Time of photo:
September 29th, 2024
Equipment:
Canon EOS 6D with a Nikkor 180mm f/2.8 lens on a SkyWatcher Star Adventurer. The comet itself is the result of integrating 17x1 s f/4, ISO 3200 and 1600. The landscape was created using an HDR composition of exposures ranging from 1/4 second to 4 seconds at f/5.6, ISO 400
Description:
Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS taken on the morning of September 29, 2029. Currently nearing perihelion—the closest point in its orbit to the Sun—the comet has significantly brightened, making it visible just before sunrise. However, viewing conditions from our northern latitudes are less than ideal: the comet is immersed in the pre-dawn glow and rises only a few degrees above the horizon before the Sun, making it primarily a photographic subject rather than one easily observed with the naked eye. This image captures the comet just above the hills of Bologna, with the Basilica of San Luca recognizable in the distance. Closer to the foreground are the areas of Maranello and Fiorano, featuring the Beata Vergine del Castello sanctuary.
