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Here's how to see 'Comet C/2023 A3' during the month of October. ... Oct. 20-31: Comet will be visible with binoculars ... Sky at Night Magazine added, "Comet A3 will actually look like either a ...
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.
Oct. 15-19: (Comet) may produce an anti-tail — a bright streak that appears to be pointing toward the Sun, opposite the other tails. Oct. 20-31: Comet will be visible with binoculars and telescopes.
The comet was spotted with the naked eye by Piotr Guzik on 8 September at an estimated magnitude of 4.7. [10] The comet tail was up to 7.5 degrees long when imaged with CCD. [10] On 12 September 2023 the comet passed 0.84 AU (126 million km; 78 million mi; 330 LD) from Earth but was only 15 degrees from the glare of the Sun. [11]
Oct. 15-19: (Comet) may produce an anti-tail — a bright streak that appears to be pointing toward the Sun, opposite the other tails. Oct. 20-31: Comet will be visible with binoculars and telescopes.
A rare comet, visible once every 80,000 years, graced the Texas sky last night. How's how to see it again this week and how it got its name. A rare comet, visible once every 80,000 years, graced ...
Its tails of dust and gas extended for millions of kilometers and, during January 2023, an anti-tail was also visible. [10] The comet reached its perihelion on 12 January 2023, at a distance of 1.11 AU (166 million km; 103 million mi), and the closest approach to Earth was on 1 February 2023, at a distance of 0.28 AU (42 million km; 26 million mi).
This image provided by Patrick Ditz shows two views of comet C/2023 A3 with bars added to indicate its angular size, seen from San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, Sept. 24, 2024.