Here are the photos of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS taken on October 12, 15 and 16, 2024 from Quincy, MA. Venus is the "star" in some of the photos. I also looked at the comet in my Celestron 15X70 binoculars both when I was also photographing the comet and for a few days after my final photos from October 16th. The comet had a well-defined and compact nucleus surrounded by a coma and a tail trailing it several degrees above the coma at the comet's peak. After October 16th, the comet was simply too faint and fading to photograph even with my smartphone camera on night mode.

The comet on October 12, 2024.

The comet on October 15, 2024 with the bright star Arcturus (Alpha Bootes) and the planet Venus in some of the photos.

The comet with the bright star Arcturus (Alpha Bootes) on October 16, 2024.

Page created October 25, 2024.