C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) 2024-Jun-07 Dan Bartlett

C_2023_A3_Tsuchinshan_ATLAS_C14HyperStar_asi2600mcP_32x120sec_2024_06_07_220724PDT_JuneLake_California_USA_DEBartlett

Using an automatically calculated magnitude of 20.49 to calculate the imagesolver in PixInsight, this image really does go "deep" into the starfield.
I'm hesitant to say that comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is registering a blueish coma as opposed to the typical greenish coma noted on so many other visitors. The image was indeed color calibrated using the SPCC with a white reference to a type G2V star. Perhaps to early to tell, however as I stated, this image does go "deep" into the faintness of the starfield. Time will tell.

Full Resolution Image:
https://astrob.in/dksfx6/B/

Backyard setup
scope: C14 HyperStar fl728mm D356mm
exposure: 32 x 120 sec
Seeing: 3/5
Transparency 8/10
Observer: DEBartlett
Place: June Lake_California USA

Image Info (Processed ):
Projection ............... Gnomonic
Projection origin ........ [1465.015857 964.998687] px -> [RA: 11 48 22.630 Dec: +2 53 51.04]
Resolution ............... 2.128 arcsec/px
Rotation ................. -4.093 deg
Reference system ......... ICRS
Observation start time ... 2024-06-08 05:03:11 UTC
Observation end time ..... 2024-06-08 06:14:07 UTC
Geodetic coordinates ..... 119 04 46 W 37 46 51 N 2360 m
Focal distance ........... 728.99 mm
Pixel size ............... 7.52 um
Field of view ............ 1d 43' 54.3" x 1d 8' 26.6"
Image center ............. RA: 11 48 22.630 Dec: +2 53 51.05 ex: -0.015754 px ey: -0.014244 px
Image bounds:
top-left .............. RA: 11 51 40.069 Dec: +3 31 34.86 ex: -1.137819 px ey: -1.142997 px
top-right ............. RA: 11 44 45.524 Dec: +3 24 09.30 ex: +0.017316 px ey: -1.138782 px
bottom-left ........... RA: 11 51 59.307 Dec: +2 23 27.62 ex: -1.155466 px ey: -0.029408 px
bottom-right .......... RA: 11 45 05.228 Dec: +2 16 02.72 ex: +0.120606 px ey: +0.064060 px

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