Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is still visible in the night sky, but not …
4 days ago · The coma and long tail of comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, also called C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS), is currently shining at magnitude +0.5. That's well within the grasp of the human eye. It's likely ...
Comet A3 is the brightest comet in 27 years! Don’t miss it
4 days ago · Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) – aka Comet A3 – is in the evening sky! And it’s the brightest comet in 27 years, the brightest since Hale-Bopp in 1997. Look to the upper right of the...
Photos show Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS soaring over …
6 days ago · Scientists say comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is visible once every 80,000 years, and people across North America were treated to stunning views.
Rare comet to streak across night sky. Here’s how you can see it
Oct 10, 2024 · Your unusual chance to see a comet in the sky is here. C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was discovered by astronomers in 2023 — and will appear to the naked eye over the next couple weeks.
A comet is now visible in the evening sky. Here's how to see it
Sep 23, 2024 · In a year that included a rare total solar eclipse visible in parts of eastern Canada, as well as the most visible northern lights in decades, comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, also known as A3, is...
Update: Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Might Outshine Predictions
Sep 12, 2024 · Observations indicate that C/2023 A3 appears to be a particularly dusty comet based on the structure and form of its tail and the fact that the nucleus has produced far more dust than diatomic carbon (C2) emissions, the gas that gives so …
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Arrives from Afar - NASA Earth …
Oct 11, 2024 · Earth-based observers looking to the night sky may be treated to a rare sight in autumn 2024. Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, which likely traveled from the outer reaches of our solar system, made its closest transit past the Sun on September 27 and was expected to come within approximately 70 million kilometers (44 million miles) of Earth on …
The dazzling Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is emerging in the night …
Oct 8, 2024 · Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is arriving at its projected pinnacle of brightness, followed by a transition into the evening sky. Currently, it displays the classic look for a bright comet, flaunting a...
How to spot Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas | The Planetary Society
Sep 26, 2024 · Officially known as C/2023 A3, Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas gets its longer name from the facilities that first spotted it back in 2023: the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (or Tsuchinshan Chinese Observatory) and the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS).
Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is shaping up to be the best comet ...
Sep 24, 2024 · The comet, called C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (or Tsuchinshan-ATLAS for short), will make its closest flyby of the Sun on Friday, getting closer to the centre of the Solar System than the orbit of Venus.