Edhat readers share photos of a comet above Santa Barbara on October 12, 2024
By Sean Checketts
Here’s a good shot [above] of the comet I took Saturday evening from the back side of the Riviera shortly after the sunset.
This is a little information about it. (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) is a comet from the Oort cloud that was discovered in January 2023.
Photos by edhat readers
Nice catch.
More information here:
https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/get-ready-for-comet-tsuchinshan-atlas-the-best-is-yet-to-come/
And pictures here:
https://spaceweathergallery2.com/index.php?title=comet
Thanks macpuzl, great info and pics! Need to get to clear skies tonight and try to photograph it! We saw it for the first time up in Mendocino, 2 days ago!