I was finally able to capture Comet C/2023 A3 this evening. I had to move the scope a bit closer to the street in my driveway. I used my SCT and the Alt/Az mount because I didn't think I would have enough time to setup the EQ mount, but it seems to stay up in the sky long enough for that so I may give it another go this weekend with the 61mm so I can get a better view of the tail.

I didn't even think I would be able to see it because of all the obstructions in my horizon but I was out with my binoculars yesterday and was able to find it, and once I knew its location I was also able to view it with the naked eye!

I'm not to sure how to correctly photograph comets so I used SharpCap's comet aligning option and kept the exposures to 2 seconds and 5 frames.

C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) - October 13, 2024