# 3I/ATLAS, Another Try on 01-18-26

**URL:** <https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/3i-atlas-another-try-on-01-18-26/1448>\
**Category:** Astrophotography\
**Created:** [January 20, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/3i-atlas-another-try-on-01-18-26/1448 "2026-01-20T22:16:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![russw](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/russw/32/1706_2.png) [@russw](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/russw)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/3i-atlas-another-try-on-01-18-26/1448/1 "2026-01-20T22:16:57Z")

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I wasn’t satisfied with the previous images of 3I/ATLAS I posted here. I was too cautious to avoid trailing and only used two-minute subs. Those showed 3i’s head, but not much at all of its tail and coma. I thought I’d take a chance and try again with three-minute subs. So, last Saturday night, I gave it another go. Here are the results: a bit more coma and tail, and no apparent trailing.

Animation: Approximately one-hour sequence of 16 three-minute images.  
 ![3I_anim1_final_comp-cn_011826_0640-0740u_anno-merged_adj_16ST12x15s_600x375.reg-ezgif.com-optimize](https://discourse.okcastro.club/uploads/default/original/2X/4/4973604b8efdd0ae0483ebab94a7b15c89b502a7.gif)

Image: 16 three-minute images stacked for total integration time of 48 minutes.

 ![3I_final_011826_0640-0740u_anno-merged_rot-8.4_adj_16ST12x15s_600x402](https://discourse.okcastro.club/uploads/default/original/2X/c/c3eeca93ea728db1be94e0a8006fc9e4f91ed92d.png)

Details:  
Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS  
January 18, 2026 06:40-07:40 UT  
Location: Edmond, Oklahoma USA (Bortle 6-7)  
Telescope: Celestron Origin (150mm f/2.2)  
Imaging Sensor: Sony IMX178LQJ

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**Author:** ![Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/mitche/32/61_2.png) [@Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/Mitche)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/3i-atlas-another-try-on-01-18-26/1448/2 "2026-01-20T23:46:19Z")

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Very nice! I’d say your adjustments were successful.

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**Author:** ![mpsurge](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/mpsurge/32/952_2.png) [@mpsurge](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/mpsurge)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/3i-atlas-another-try-on-01-18-26/1448/3 "2026-01-21T22:06:19Z")

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I’ll second that, very nice work.