Speaking of Comets…
A post on Bluesky by c0nc0rdance about light pillars reminded me of this: Back in January 2015 a bunch of us went out to get C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy). Before the
25 Minutes of motion of 3I/ATLAS
Forecast was good enough for another early morning drive to Kawartha Lakes. Bad data, but it counts. Caught Comet 3I/ATLAS using the Seestar. Should have taken the SCT.
3I/ATLAS with NGC 4454
Arrived at Carden about 4 am. Started shooting at 4:11, and had about 20 minutes of imaging time before the clouds rolled in. Note the three hours between 4 and
Lunar X and that Comet again
Another night chasing the comet, the belt of Venus, and a Lunar-X… Harder to find in the camera tonight with the waxing Moon, and the lack of reference stars. Lesson
Guess what… Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon)
Arrived to find a 24.6% illuminated waxing crescent Moon and a pretty incredible sunset. The Moon set at about the same time as the comet, so it was never fully
C/2025 A6 Under Brutal Conditions in the City
Heading out for a walk I noticed a sucker hole to the north west, so I grabbed the Seeestar to see if I could get Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) from
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More Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) + C/2025 R2 (SWAN) and C/2024 E1 (Wierzchoś)
Took advantage of the new Moon, and clear skies to take another look at Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) up at Carden last night. Cold and windy when I arrived, but
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Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN)
Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) passing through Serpens on 15 October 2025 at 20:16. The star next to the comet is magnitude 5.94 HR 6562. The bright one to the right
Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon)
7℃ and damp up at Carden Alvar tonight. Forgot the sky quality meter, but it was pretty dark. Seeing was not great, and the comet is probably better after it