LIVE: 3I / ATLAS and LBN 534 (Cosmic Check Mark) @ChucksAstrophotography

Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Comet 3I/ATLAS will be closest to Earth on December 19, 2025, at a distance of approximately 269 million kilometers ($1.798$ AU).

We also captured LBN 534 (PK 110-12.1).

#3iatlas #comet

Rig 1 (Texas - Starfront Observatories)

Imaging Telescope:
Celestron RASA 8-inch

Imaging Camera:
ZWO ASI533MC

Focuser:
Celestron Focus Motor

Filter:
UV/IR

Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro

LIVE: 3I / ATLAS and LBN 534 (Cosmic Check Mark)

$LIVE - 3I/ATLAS Captured With Small Telescope 3I/ATLAS is an interstellar comet. It was discovered by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System station. The comet follows an unbound, hyperbolic trajectory past the Sun. It will not come closer than 1.8 AU from Earth, so there is no threat to planet Earth. Rig 1 (Texas - Starfront Observatories) Imaging Telescope: Celestron RASA 8-inch Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Focuser: Celestron Focus Motor Filter: UV/IR Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Rig 2 (Michigan) Imaging Telescope: Redcat 51 Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MV Focuser: ZWO Filter: Optolong L-Quad Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Rig 3: (Michigan) Imaging Telescope: Explore Scientific FCD100 Series 127mm Refractor Telescope Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Cool Focuser: MoonLite 2.5 Focuser with Motor Auto-Focus Field Flattener: Orion .8 Reducer / flattener Mount: Celestron CGX$ $LIVE - 3I/ATLAS is NOW Visible 3I/ATLAS is an interstellar comet. It was discovered by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System station. The comet follows an unbound, hyperbolic trajectory past the Sun. It will not come closer than 1.8 AU from Earth, so there is no threat to planet Earth. Rig 1 (Texas - Starfront Observatories) Imaging Telescope: Celestron RASA 8-inch Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Focuser: Celestron Focus Motor Filter: UV/IR Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Rig 2 (Michigan) Imaging Telescope: Redcat 51 Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MV Focuser: ZWO Filter: Optolong L-Quad Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Rig 3: (Michigan) Imaging Telescope: Explore Scientific FCD100 Series 127mm Refractor Telescope Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Cool Focuser: MoonLite 2.5 Focuser with Motor Auto-Focus Field Flattener: Orion .8 Reducer / flattener Mount: Celestron CGX$

LIVE: Lets Capture the Blue Horsehead Nebula

$LIVE - View Into Deep Space Rig 1 (Texas - Starfront Observatories) Imaging Telescope: Celestron RASA 8-inch Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Focuser: Celestron Focus Motor Filter: UV/IR Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Rig 2 (Michigan) Imaging Telescope: Redcat 51 Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MV Focuser: ZWO Filter: Optolong L-Quad Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Rig 3: (Michigan) Imaging Telescope: Explore Scientific FCD100 Series 127mm Refractor Telescope Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM Cool Focuser: MoonLite 2.5 Focuser with Motor Auto-Focus Field Flattener: Orion .8 Reducer / flattener Mount: Celestron CGX Rig 3 (Texas - Starfront Observatories) Imaging Telescope: Celestron RASA 8-inch Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Focuser: Celestron Focus Motor Filter: UV/IR Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro$ $LIVE - Comet LEMMON Going WILD! (Capture and Process) There are at least four comets visible this fall, including C/2025 A6 (Lemmon), C/2025 R2 (SWAN), the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, and C/2025 K1 (ATLAS). Several may become bright enough to be seen with the naked eye under dark skies. Rig 1 (Texas - Starfront Observatories) Imaging Telescope: Celestron RASA 8-inch Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Focuser: Celestron Focus Motor Filter: UV/IR Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Rig 2 (Michigan) Imaging Telescope: Redcat 51 Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MV Focuser: ZWO Filter: Optolong L-Quad Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Rig 3: (Michigan) Imaging Telescope: Explore Scientific FCD100 Series 127mm Refractor Telescope Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Cool Focuser: MoonLite 2.5 Focuser with Motor Auto-Focus Field Flattener: Orion .8 Reducer / flattener Mount: Celestron CGX$

$LIVE - Looking Deep Into Outer Space Rig 1 (Texas - Starfront Observatories) Imaging Telescope: Celestron RASA 8-inch Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Focuser: Celestron Focus Motor Filter: UV/IR Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Rig 2 (Michigan) Imaging Telescope: Redcat 51 Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MV Focuser: ZWO Filter: Optolong L-Quad Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Rig 3: (Michigan) Imaging Telescope: Explore Scientific FCD100 Series 127mm Refractor Telescope Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Cool Focuser: MoonLite 2.5 Focuser with Motor Auto-Focus Field Flattener: Orion .8 Reducer / flattener Mount: Celestron CGX$

Live: Lets Capture the Cosmic Check Mark

LIVE: Lets Capture the Blue Horsehead Nebula (Next Panel)

$LIVE - Lets Capture the Pinwheel Galaxy Rig 1 (Texas - Starfront Observatories) Imaging Telescope: Celestron RASA 8-inch Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Focuser: Celestron Focus Motor Filter: UV/IR Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Rig 2 (Michigan) Imaging Telescope: Redcat 51 Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MV Focuser: ZWO Filter: Optolong L-Quad Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Rig 3: (Michigan) Imaging Telescope: Explore Scientific FCD100 Series 127mm Refractor Telescope Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM Cool Focuser: MoonLite 2.5 Focuser with Motor Auto-Focus Field Flattener: Orion .8 Reducer / flattener Mount: Celestron CGX Rig 3 (Texas - Starfront Observatories) Imaging Telescope: Celestron RASA 8-inch Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Focuser: Celestron Focus Motor Filter: UV/IR Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro$