Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS over the Ansel Adams Wilderness

[Gil Aegerter]

I spent the first few weeks of October backpacking with friends in Yosemite and the Ansel Adams Wilderness. On one of the last nights, I was photographing our camp at night at a stunning high lake. It was very light -- the sun had just set and the 3/4 moon was high up and shining brightly. I showed one of my friends an image I had just taken and said, "Look at the cool meteor I got." He looked at the image, then up at the sky and said, "COMET!" We hadn't been able to see it up to that point because the sky was so light. I ran down to the lake but just wish we had been able to see the comet about 10 minutes earlier. Nikon D850, Nikkor 24-85mm f3.5-4.5.

[Nasos Kosmas]

Very nice photo
The presence of the comet make this shoot unique!

[Akira]

Amazing landscape!  As Nasos noted, the comet gives a virtually infinite sense of space.  The  reflection of the comet on the water is an extra bonus.

[ColinM]

What a wonderful reward for your days of hiking Gil.

I can see at least 3 pale lines in the sky too.
Are these likely to be aircraft or actually meteors?

(Please excuse the PP to accentuate the lines)

[Øivind Tøien]

Wow, really nice and long tail in such a beautiful setting. I think I even see signs of the anti-tail.

[Gil Aegerter]

I've been wondering what that "anti-tail" was called! At first I thought it was some weird artefact of software.

And as far as those pale lines, I'm not sure. There are a LOT of aircraft crossing that airspace, which is kind of sad.

[Øivind Tøien]

It is more likely satellites, it is getting so crowded and almost impossible to avoid - many of them are the Starlink ones. Aircrafts typically will cause an interrupted line.

[Ian Watson]

I spent the first few weeks of October backpacking with friends in Yosemite and the Ansel Adams Wilderness. I ran down to the lake but just wish we had been able to see the comet about 10 minutes earlier. Nikon D850, Nikkor 24-85mm f3.5-4.5.

That is a stunning photograph, Gil. Send your regret about those ten minutes on their way.

[Bent Hjarbo]

I spent the first few weeks of October backpacking with friends in Yosemite and the Ansel Adams Wilderness. On one of the last nights, I was photographing our camp at night at a stunning high lake. It was very light -- the sun had just set and the 3/4 moon was high up and shining brightly. I showed one of my friends an image I had just taken and said, "Look at the cool meteor I got." He looked at the image, then up at the sky and said, "COMET!" We hadn't been able to see it up to that point because the sky was so light. I ran down to the lake but just wish we had been able to see the comet about 10 minutes earlier. Nikon D850, Nikkor 24-85mm f3.5-4.5.

Beautiful and very Ansel Adams

[Hugh_3170]

Especially when you look at the reflection off the lake - the positioning of the comet, the mountains and the lake looks very good to me.

I wonder if an earler shot would have worked quite so well?

 

That is a stunning photograph, Gil. Send your regret about those ten minutes on their way.

[golunvolo]

Another Wow from me.

[armando_m]

Ansel would be jealous

[Bill De Jager]

Outstanding!  It's also good to see a familiar landscape again.

[MFloyd]

Outstanding!

[bobfriedman]

Gorgeous... I am jealous

and I it is quite possible Ansel would be also as was mentioned above.