The sky was partly cloudy on Wednesday, 15 January 2025. I observed Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) again this night in the western sky after sunset.

1740 MST: Sunset.

1805 MST: Tally Ho on the comet, 7x50 binoculars. The head was bright with a nice bright short tail.

I took the following photographs using a D850 DSLR with a 150-600mm lens mounted on a tripod.

1813 MST: f/6.3, 1/80sec, ISO 1600, FL 600

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1815 MST: f/6.3, 1/60sec, ISO 1600, FL 600


1815 MST: f/6.3, 1/60sec, ISO 1600, FL 600


1816 MST: f/6.3, 1/60sec, ISO 1600, FL 600


1816 MST: f/6.3, 1/40sec, ISO 1600, FL 600


1820 MST: f/6.3, 1/30sec, ISO 1600, FL 600


1820 MST: f/6.3, 1/20sec, ISO 1600, FL 600


1821 MST: f/6.3, 1/30sec, ISO 1600, FL 600

1822 MST: Video (f/6.3, 1/60sec, ISO 5000, FL 600mm) of the comet setting behind the distant mountains. Use your largest screen to watch the video.

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