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Comet A3 seen over our region’s night sky

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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is still visible in the night sky, but not for long

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 now past its best, but only just, and will likely remain a naked-eye object after sunset in the west until, and possibly through, the weekend.

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Comet likely last seen when Neanderthals walked Earth could soon dazzle in the night sky

A recently discovered comet, known as C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, will make its closest approach of Earth on Saturday. Sky-gazers won’t want to miss the event since it may be the last time the comet will be seen in the night sky for another 80,000 years.

Timelapse: Comet A3 seen over our region’s night sky

In one of the cooler videos and timelapses you will see today, our station camera that sits atop Mt. Mansfield (Vermont's highest peak) was able to capture a timelapse of Comet A3 as it zoomed past our lens late last night.

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How to see Comet A3, which could be the best comet in a decade. Neanderthals walked the Earth last time it flew by.

Comet A3 hasn't been past Earth since the Neanderthals. It'll be visible across the Northern Hemisphere in October; here's ...

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SOHO Tracks Comet C/2023 A3’s Spectacular Flight Through Space With Rare Anti-Tail [Video]

In a remarkable cosmic event captured by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS), the ...

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Comet Tracker Tonight: When, Where And How To Find It On Friday

How, when, and where to look to see Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) after sunset this Friday, Oct. 18, with sky charts, ...

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Man captures time-lapse footage of Comet A3 which won't be seen on Earth for another 80,000 years

ATLAS, was spotted by photographer, Rick Clark, 71, last night in Lincoln, Montana. Remarkably, it won't be seen again for a ...

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Once-in-a-lifetime comet is streaking by Earth. Can you see it from Boise? Here’s latest

The Tsuchinshan-ATLAS comet was first discovered by observers at China’s Tsuchinshan Observatory and an ATLAS telescope in ...

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Last chance to catch the 'comet of the century' before it disappears into outer space

Opportunities to view the "comet of the century" are running out. Here's how you can view A3 in South Carolina before it ...

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This comet is making its 80,000-year orbit around Earth. Here's how to see it

You have just a few weeks left to view the "comet of the century" making its 80,000-year orbit around Earth. Comet C/2023 A3 ...

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Watch Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS light up the night sky in free livestream Oct. 21

The Hunter's Moon of October 2024 will be the largest full moon of the year thanks to its proximity to Earth. The moon ...

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Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)

The phenomenon, known as an anti-tail, is an optical illusion caused by the Earth's position in the comet's orbital plane.

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Comet last seen 80,000 years ago still visible in North East

A comet last seen for Earth some 80,000 years ago has been spotted in North-East England. The C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) ...

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