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Forbes · 2h

Last Chance For 800 Centuries To See Comet As It Gets Closest To Earth

ATLAS, which should this weekend become a naked-eye object in the post-sunset sky from the northern hemisphere.

Yahoo · 16h

Most anticipated comet of the year to make its closest approach to Earth this weekend

A comet known as C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas will pass within 44 million of Earth on Saturday. According to astronomers, peak viewing of the event in the Northern Hemisphere will begin on October 13 and could last for a couple of weeks.

San Antonio Express News on M… · 4h

A rare comet will make its closest approach to Earth this weekend. Here's how to view it.

A rare comet is on track to make its closest approach to Earth this weekend, and it won’t return for another 80,000 years. Named C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, the comet was discovered in January 2023 by researchers in China and Africa.

Hopes dim for another bright Oct. comet

Axios Science on MSN · 20h

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.

Krone · 1h

Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas flies over Vienna here

"Comet visible to the naked eye", it sounded shortly after 7.15 pm on the Sophienalpe in Vienna-Penzing. A few dozen amateur astronomers and

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.

Rare comet will be visible to naked eye Sat. in California

YAHOO!News · 1h

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.

LA Times on MSN · 1d

Rare comet will be visible to the naked eye Saturday in California

Discovered last year, the comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will be visible in the California sky on Saturday night for the first time in 80,000 years.

Tribune News Service on MSN · 1d

A comet with potential to be brighter than Halley’s will be visible beginning Saturday

Skygazers who have marveled at multiple displays of the northern lights in recent days have another reason to geek out over the next two weeks with the appearance of a comet in the western sky after sunset.

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Comet that hasn't been seen for 80,000 years will be visible in the night sky

Scientists said a comet known as the Oort Cloud comet — or C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS — will pass by Earth on Saturday for ...

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San Antonio Skies to Dazzle with Rarity, Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS on its Once-in-a-Lifetime Display

For those excited to spot the comet with their own eyes, the recommended viewing strategy is to look to the western horizon ...

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Miss this comet in NYC's skies, and you'll have to wait another 800 centuries to see it

While the comet could be visible to the naked eye, it has the potential to be “truly spectacular with binoculars or a small ...

Astronomy on MSN2d

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is rising higher in the evening sky. Here’s where to look

After putting on a show in the predawn sky earlier this month, Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3) was eventually lost in ...

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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is a Halloween visitor from the spooky Oort Cloud − the invisible bubble that’s home to countless space objects

It is also theoretical. Astronomers infer the Oort Cloud is there because it’s the only logical explanation for the arrival ...

Space on MSN3d

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS photobombs SOHO spacecraft during powerful solar flare (video)

The SOHO spacecraft captured amazing imagery of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) zooming near the sun as the star ...

‘Comet of the century’ that was last viewed by neanderthals 80,000 years ago could be seen tonight

Scientists have said Comet A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), which was last visible from Earth when Neanderthals were alive 80,000 ...

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

The comet last passed Earth 80,000 years ago, when Neanderthals walked the Earth.

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