Astrophotography

[Rivendale]

https://imgur.com/a/7DNqemh

In lieu of the Cody temple here is a view that I took of comet Atlas the people of the community won't see in its glory.

[Physics Guy]

Wow!

You must have a good mount.

I once taught an intro astrophysics course, but I was learning almost as much as the students, and it was only an intro. It’s not my field.

Do you know why the comet seems to have an inner and an outer tail?

How big is this thing? How far away is it?

[Everybody Wang Chung]

https://imgur.com/a/7DNqemh

In lieu of the Cody temple here is a view that I took of comet Atlas the people of the community won't see in its glory.

That is an amazing photo!

[Rivendale]

https://imgur.com/a/7DNqemh

In lieu of the Cody temple here is a view that I took of comet Atlas the people of the community won't see in its glory.

That is an amazing photo!

Thanks. Lifelong love of the night skies.

[Rivendale]

Wow!

You must have a good mount.

I once taught an intro astrophysics course, but I was learning almost as much as the students, and it was only an intro. It’s not my field.

Do you know why the comet seems to have an inner and an outer tail?

How big is this thing? How far away is it?

I have a Skywatcher Eq6r. But my scope was bought in 1981. An 8"f6 Newtonian. Optics back then were superior. Comet tails vary from comet to comet dependent on orbit and elements present. The current comet now C/2025 R3 Panstarrs has a bizarre tail. I shot it this week. Here is a shot. Notice the twisted multiple tails. https://imgur.com/a/xWiMZGA

Edit. Atlas is long gone. Panstarrs just left perihelion. Panstarrs has a tail length covering 2 degrees. That is about 6 full moon lengths.

[Gadianton]

That's a nice shot.