Last night, I walked down to the shore of Lake Gaston, North Carolina, as the sun was setting. I was hoping to catch a glimpse of the Tsuchinshan-ATLAS comet currently visible in the evening sky. As I waited for the comet to make its anticipated appearance, I took some photos of the sunset, which I will post at a later time. The first celestial body that showed itself, after sunset, was Venus. According to the astronomy app on my phone, the comet should appear to the right of Venus sometime after sunset. I waited at the lakeshore for over an hour before the comet finally showed its face. The comet, here on the east coast, was very faint, but fortunately, the camera picked it up well. All in all, I stayed out for 2.5 hours waiting for and then taking photos, but in the end, I believe the results were well worth the time. I stayed out until the comet disappeared below the horizon. Keep in mind, being on the east coast, there were a lot of airplanes in the sky last night, and some can be seen in the photos. I took 31 photos of the comet, of which I have posted 10 of my favorites below.
RV There Yet? 