Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS again 19 October

Another attempt at the comet, this time from the westerly edge of Wantage. For a more "environmental" shot, I tried using my Canon RF 16mm f2.8 wide-angle lens.

The conditions were probably even worse than on 17th, with thin cloud, murk and the near full moon again prominent in the east. Also, stacking was ineffective for these image, so instead I show below a single image after some processing. This image shows the comet just before it went behind the upper layer of thin cloud.

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS © Stephen Burch

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, Berkshire Downs, 17 October

The brilliant full moon and murky skies did their best to obscure views of the much-hyped comet last night, 17 October. 

In the circumstances I was pleased to be able to get a sequence of 60 shots that after a fair amount of processing (stacking etc), gave the image below.

Taken with the Canon R5 & EF 100mm f2.8 macro, 5 sec exposure, ISO 1600, f2.8.

Note the faint reverse tail can just be seen below and to the right of comet nucleus. Best viewed large by clicking on the image. 

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS © Stephen Burch