Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan–ATLAS with anti-tail - October 16, 2024

This is a close-up of Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan–ATLAS on October 16, 2024. At this point, the comet was very close to the Sun and had a prominent anti-tail: leftover dust along the comet's path that is less affected by the Sun's radiation pressure, leading to an orbital disk. From Earth, we view this orbital disk edge-on, so it looks like a spike. Technical details at: https://www.astrobin.com/sa39bj/ See also a landscape view here: https://mathcancer.darkroom.com/products/solar-system/1560831

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