By Jim Syvertsen | 2024-10-15
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Comet A3 (and Unknown Plane) Over Saint Paul
On 10/15/2024 07:45 pm by Randy Baranczyk| Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
This is my first glimpse of Comet A3. It happened in the sky over Saint Paul, Minn., on Oct. 15. The light pollution in the Twin Cities makes it almost impossible to see the comet with the naked eye, but once I found it through a camera with a telephoto lens, it was then possible to see a faint "fuzzy star." This is a 2-second exposure during which a plane happened to photobomb the scene with its light trail.
Nikon D7100 with 70-300mm zoom lens, 2-second exposure.
Bumped up the exposure a small amount to see more of the comet's tail.