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The Comet C/2023 A3 above the Montsant Natural Park

by aleix | Oct 19, 2024 | Landscape Astrophotography, Solar System

Looking west from the small village of Siurana we can see the Montsant Natural Park. Last Wednesday 16th of October 2024, I went to this very special spot with my wife Georgina, in order to capture some images of the comet C/2023 A3. The day had been cloudy, but we...

Comet 2023 A3 from Barcelona region

by aleix | Oct 16, 2024 | Landscape Astrophotography, Solar System

Is it possible to see the Comet C/2023 A3 from the Barcelona region? The night of the Sunday 13th of October 2024 we drove almost 100km from our home dark sky in Prades in order to see the comet for the first time. Close to Barcelona city we found a hill, close to...

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)

by aleix | Sep 27, 2024 | Landscape Astrophotography, Solar System

In the early morning of today, 27th of September 2024, the same day that the Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) crosses the perihelion, I managed to capture my very first image of it above the mountains surrounding my home village, Prades (41ºN). The sky was very...

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, March 12th

by aleix | Mar 13, 2024 | Solar System

As the Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is approaching to its perihelion, that will be achieved the next 21st of April 2024, it’s now crossing the Andromeda constellation. The closest approach to Earth will take place a bit later, on the 2nd of June 2024, at a distance of...

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks across Andromeda and Triangulum

by aleix | Mar 13, 2024 | Landscape Astrophotography, Solar System

The night of the 11th of March 2024 was windy but I was able to capture enough data to show the comet 12P/Pons-Brooks crossing the Andromeda and Triangulum constellations from my home village, Prades. As it approaches its perihelium, the comet’s brightness is...

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, March 6th

by aleix | Mar 10, 2024 | Solar System