May 032024
Comet C/2023 A3 is starting to develop a nice tail. Recent measurements put the total magnitude at 6.5 and the nuclear magnitude at 9.1.
Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) [CV:1x60s]
The comet is still well outside of Mars’ orbit.
C/2023 A3’s orbit.
(Graphic courtesy of the JPL Small-Body Database Browser)
Roving bands of clouds limited me to one 60 second image. Just so you can compare, this image was taken with the same scope/camera configuration as the image on the 6th of March.