Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)

A 6-second untracked exposure capturing the brilliant nucleus and sweeping dust tail of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) hanging gracefully in the twilight sky above the tree line in Biatorbágy, Hungary. Shot wide open at f/2 on Kodak Ultramax 400 color film using a Minolta XD 5, the image renders the comet's delicate structure set against atmospheric evening gradients.

• Camera: Minolta XD 5

• Lens: Minolta Rokkor 50mm f/2

• Film: Kodak Ultramax 400

• Exposure time: 6 sec @f/2

• Location: Biatorbagy, Hungary

• Date: 2024-10-15