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

Rare comet may be visible to 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 · 5h

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.

Summit County · 2h

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

Colorado 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

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Forbes · 6h

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 · 20h

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… · 8h

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

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 · 1d

How to see once-in-a-lifetime comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS this weekend in the Omaha area

A comet that was last seen at the time of the Neanderthals will be visible to the naked eye this weekend in the Omaha area.

Duluth News Tribune · 1h

Astro Bob: How to see Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS at dusk

Sporting a ghostly tail, Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is steeped in twilight color on Oct. 11 50 minutes after sunset. Exposure details: 600mm lens, f/6.3, ISO 1600 and a 0.4-second time-exposure.

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 ...

ABC Action News2h

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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How to spot 'comet of the century' in UK skies

A comet that was seen from Earth last month for the first time in 80,000 years might be visible with the naked eye in the UK ...

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Comet to be visible beginning this weekend and for the rest of the month

Weather and time will play an important role of viewing the comet. It will only be visible for a few minutes before fading ...

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 ...

2hon MSN

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 ...

Historic Comet Expected to Dazzle Night Sky During October; Closest Approach on the 12th

Experience the brilliance of comet C/2023 A3, visible nightly this October, with its closest approach to Earth on October 12.

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

A comet that was last viewed by the Neanderthals tens of thousands of years ago could be seen tonight, with astrologists ...

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