Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS  was a treat to see. Many coast residents photographed the sight. Shari Goforth took this photo.

You can see a very faint anti-tail. I read that the anti-tail is sometimes said to be an optical illusion, because it appears in the opposite direction of the comet’s dust tail. But it is a real phenomenon, visible only when Earth is crossing the comet’s orbital plane, which occurred Oct. 13 – 15.

Tim Daley also photographed the comet, from The Sea Ranch.

And Kathleen Chasey photographed it north of Anchor Bay.

Thanks to Shari, Tim and Kathleen for allowing me to share their photos with you here.

We are having a mild autumn day today with just a gentle breeze.