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Rare comet visible shortly

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Rare comet may be visible to the naked eye. Here's where to look.

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS has an 80,000 year orbit and, it just so happens, that it is now approaching its closest pass to Earth.

Detroit Free Press on MSN · 17h

Comet visible with naked eye in sky this weekend comes around only every 80,000 years

Comet C/2023 A3 Tschinshan-ATLAS will be at its closest point to Earth, 44 million miles, on Saturday, and should be visible to the naked eye in the western sky just after sunset. The comet will be visible through October, first without and later with binoculars. But once it moves away, it won't be back for 80,000 years.

PressConnects.com (Binghamto… · 18h

A rare comet could be visible in the Southern Tier. What to know, when to look

Kopernik Observatory Executive Director Drew Deskur discusses how to view rare comet that will be visible in the Southern Tier.

Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Comet appears on western horizon

GMA Network · 11m

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS visible over Philippine skies

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, also known as the “Comet of the Year,” was visible from the Philippines on Sunday evening. State weather bureau PAGASA earlier estimated Tshuchinshan-ATLAS to have a visual magnitude of 2.8. It will be visible from the middle until the end of the month, while traversing from the Sextans to the Ophiuchus constellation.

Space on MSN · 2d

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.

YAHOO!News · 9h

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.

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Saturday Comet Tracker: When And Where To See The Bright Comet Tonight

How, when, and where to look to see Comet A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS after sunset this Saturday, Oct. 12, with sky charts, before ...

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Comet of the century last seen by Neanderthals visible over UK

The “comet of the century” last seen by Neanderthals was seen streaking across the skies over Britain last night. Comet A3, ...

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The ‘comet of the year’ is coming soon. Here’s how to see it.

The comet, which will be visible to the naked eye, orbits the sun roughly once every 80,000 years—the last time it passed ...

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Stargazing photographers capture 'comet of the century'

Comet A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) was last month seen from Earth for the first time since the Neanderthals were alive, some 80,000 ...

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When and where to see the ‘comet of the century’ Saturday night

A comet that last passed Earth 80,000 years ago, when Neanderthals walked the Earth, will be visible to the naked eye ...

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Comet Tracker For Sunday: When And Where To See It After Sunset

How, when, and where to look to see Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) after sunset this Sunday, Oct. 13, with sky charts, ...

KOIN Portland on MSN10h

How to view super rare comet in PNW skies this weekend, according to OMSI

A newly discovered comet is lighting up the skies of the Pacific Northwest. But this weekend, stargazers can view it with the ...

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