Komet von der Raumstation aus fotografiert. Weitere Details in den Kommentaren!

It is totally awesome to see a comet from orbit. The perspective of rising through the atmosphere on edge is truly unique from our vantage point. The comet tail is still too dim to see with your eyes, but it is heading towards the sun and growing brighter every day. 

This comet is known as C2023-A3 or Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. Matthew Dominick used math (go figure) and our orbital geometry to figure out where to point our cameras and was the first to get a good photo. Using Matthew’s technique, I will photograph every day to see what develops in the tail structure. Currently, there appears to be a forward directed “tail” that I am not certain is real or an artifact from shooting through 4 window panes. Time will tell if this structure brightens. Stay tuned.

Nikon Z9, 200mm f2, 1/8th sec, ISO 25600, processed with Photoshop.

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Small secondary coma on right side looks like this comet will not survive perihelion