See Early Photos Of The Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS Taken By Amateur Astronomers

For the first time in 80,000 years, a ‘comet of the century’ Tsuchinshan-ATLAS could be seen with the naked eye. While the peak in brightness is expected on 27 September, when it reaches perihelion, its closest point to the sun, astronomers and astrophotographers have already started to hunt the comet. We’ve gathered some of the best photos of the comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS so far.

Some Of The Early Photos Of The Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS 

Comet C/2023 A3 was discovered on 9 January 2023. Skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere, including the United Kingdom, will have a chance to glimpse the comet C/2023 A3 a few degrees above the east-southeast horizon about 30 minutes before sunrise between Friday, 27th September and Wednesday, 2nd October.

Other opportunities to view the comet include Sunday, 29 September and Monday, 30 September, when C/2023 A3 will be joined by a delicate waning crescent moon.

If you’re going to take photos of the comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, share your shots with Orbital Today, and we may include them in our weekly collection of the best astronomy images. 

Comet C/2023 A3 By Con Stoitsis

“Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS). Date: 22 09 2024 UT 03h28m Location: Farm Tivoli, Namibia. The images are getting better and better from Gerald Rhemann!” the author has written.

Comet C/2023 By Frank A. Rodríguez

“Observation of comet c/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) today, Monday, September 23, from Vega de San Mateo #grancanaria. Frank A. Rodríguez,” the image was captioned.

Comet C/2023 By Yuri Beletsky

“Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is finally here! I captured this image this morning at 09:22 UTC from @LCOAstro in the Atacama desert in Chile 🇨🇱 The view was absolutely spectacular!” the photographer has shared on his X account.

“The clouds were constantly moving just above the horizon, but we got really lucky when the comet suddenly appeared just above the layer of clouds. I used Nikon D810a camera + 135mm lens.”

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS By @katsumi_comet

“C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) Sept. 23.84, 3.9*, 1′.9 (180-mm f/2.8 lens + Canon EOS Kiss X7i digital camera G channel; tail 10′ in p.a. 250deg).”

C/2023 A3 Before Sunrise

Marina Prol shared her photo with caption: “This morning, an hour before sunrise, I had my first view (with binoculars) and first photos of the comet that is currently visiting us. It looks quite promising, we will see how it fares in its passage across the Sun.
135mm, 3200 ISO, f/2.8, 3.2.”

Thank you to all the photographers who shared their comet shots! We are monitoring its path, so stay tuned for more updates!