Yesterday was the first clear-skyed day for some time, and the last chance to see C/2023 A3, otherwise known as Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS or Comet A3, for 80,000 years. An occasion such as that warranted leaving work early and hightailing it home in order to witness said comet, so I did.
Having miscalculated the amount of time required to get home, take Bitey out for his evening "movement", and then wander up Madam's Lane with Camera and Tripod, I set out with all three - getting hotter and hotter as I neared Madam's Lane (it had been a VERY warm day for the time of year).
Once I'd trudged up the not-very-steep-or-very-high Toll's Hill to the Nightship stop (very near boiling point), I gazed around the points of the compass, marvelling at the beautifully clear skies above and to the North, the East, and the South. And there to the West was my target - obscured behind the only clouds in the sky. Drat!
The view west from the Nightship stop looking out over Toll's Hill and not seeing any comets.
Where was Kate Bush when I needed her?
Not wanting to have a completely wasted trip, I thought I'd take some photos of the stars coming out in the west. But that was scuppered by the Moon which was massive and brilliant, totally obscuring the stars in Camera's sights. Bah!
Still, I did inadvertantly get a shot of the light from Cromer lighthouse:
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