Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

by Ivar Fodnes

Equipment: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED, ZWO ASI1600MM Pro

Integration: 1h 7m 30s

On November 20th I captured this photo of comet 3I/ATLAS from my backyard. I captured about one hour of exposure time from 5am to 6am, while the comet was only around 11 to 16 degrees above my horizon. That’s also why the background isn’t perfectly flat, there were some thin clouds or haze drifting through the frame, which created some gradients in the background. Even so, I was pleasantly…