Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)
Yesterday the sky was overcast, so no comet images. The comet and tail keep getting smaller and fainter. The estimated magnitude of the comet was +8.2. I am only showing images from the Stellina telescope since the Vespera telescopes are fitted with filters for viewing emission nebulae.
Full “Beaver” Moon
The full “supermoon” this month was extra bright because it was closer to earth. Once it was above the trees to my east, I used the Stellina telescope to record images for a time-lapse video. While reviewing the images I found several images with silhouettes of birds passing in front of the moon. At this time of the year, birds are migrating south, often at night. Even though it may have been a large bird, it must have been a long way away. The cropped image is about 4x magnification.
