Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS 2024: How, where and when to see rare comet
Look to the night sky on Saturday for the best chance to see a comet that won't be back for another 80,000 years, according to NASA.The big picture: The comet, known as C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, is expected to be closest to Earth on Oct.
Your dramatic photos of comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS blazing across the High Desert skies
Thank you to our great viewers who shared some great photos Sunday night capturing comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, which NASA says is making its first close pass by Earth, just a year after being discovered -- and won't be back for another 80,
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Visits Once every 80,000 Years: Here's How to See It
Recently, the comet has been obscured by the glare of the Sun, but it will soon become visible in the Northern Hemisphere, just above the horizon after sunset. Look to the west, about 10 degrees above the horizon, between the constellations of Sagittarius and Scorpio.
How to See the Bright Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas This Weekend
To get the best view of the comet, go outside about an hour after sunset and look west. The comet should be visible from the northern and southern hemispheres. While you can see the comet with the naked eye, binoculars and telescopes will give you a better view of it.
Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Comet appears on the western horizon
For the first time in 80,000 years, humans caught a glimpse of Comet C/2023 A3, also known as “Tsuchinshan-ATLAS” (pronounced: Su-chi-chan). The Long-period comet was first discovered in February of 2023.
When and how to view Comet A3 (Tsuchinshan ATLAS)
A comet discovered in 2023 will pass by Earth this weekend and become increasingly visible in Central Illinois over the next few days. The comet, now called C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, (A3 for short) survived it’s close transit of the sun and will become easier to spot in the western sky by early
Hopes dim for another bright October comet after Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
In the days following its sweep around the sun, Ikeya-Seki was a spectacular sight in the late October and early November morning skies. An incredibly brilliant, twisted tail stretched up from the east-southeast horizon an hour or two before sunrise, appearing like a slender searchlight beam about as long as the Big Dipper.
Unforgettable Spectacle: See Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Now or Wait Another 80,000 Years
A “dirty snowball” from the distant icy cloud encircling our solar system passed by the Sun and Earth in autumn 2024. Earth-based observers scanning the night sky in autumn 2024 may witness a celestial event that occurs only once every 80,
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will soon move into the evening sky
Currently rising just before dawn, the comet of the year will soon be visible after sunset and remain trackable through the end of October.
LOOK FOR IT: Rare, bright comet in October sky
Prepare to spot a rare, bright comet. The space rock is slinging toward Earth from the outer reaches of the solar system and will make its closest pass on Saturday. It should be visible through the end of October,
Rare comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS brightens night skies in October: Here's how to watch it
Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas is named for the observatories in China and South Africa that spied it. The comet originates from the Oort Cloud, well beyond Pluto, and will make the closest approach of about 44 million miles (71 million kilometres) of Earth.
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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is rising higher in the evening sky. Here’s where to look
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