<< Back to gallery

Photographer:

aldovitale2

Location of Photo:

Etna (Italy)

Date/Time of photo:

10/14/2024

Equipment:

Sharpstar 61 EDPH II; D = 61 mm; F = 274 mm; f/4.5

Description:

AUTHOR: Aldo Rocco Vitale (Gruppo Astrofili Catanesi “Guido Ruggieri”) DATE: Monday, October 14, 2024 TIME: 7:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. LOCATION: Etna - Piano Vetore - 1750 m. a.s.l. TEMPERATURE: 11° HUMIDITY: 75%. SEEING: 4 TRANSPARENCY: 4 EAST. SKY QUALITY: 20.50 mag. BORTLE CLASS: 4 CONSTELLATION: Virgo OBJECT: C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. TYPE: Comet COORDINATES: A.R.: 14h 32m 23s; DEC: -0° 32′ 33″ VISUAL MAGNITUDE: 0.5 ANGULAR DIMENSIONS: 5° DISTANCE: 72.286 billion km. LENS: Sharpstar 61 EDPH II; D = 61 mm; F = 274 mm; f/4.5 MOUNT: Skywatcher EQM-35 CAMERA: QHY 294 C FILTERS: Optolong L-Pro 2″ GAIN: 1600; OFS: 0; T: -10° EXPOSURE: 25 x 60 s (Tot. 25 m) LIGHT: 25 FLAT: 25 DARK: 100 BIAS: 100 EDITING SOFTWARE: Pixinsight