Update: Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Might Outshine Predictions
WEBSep 12, 2024 · A new brightness forecast for Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS whets our hopes for a fine appearance in late September and early October. Terry Lovejoy captured the latest ground-based photo of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3) on …
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS may dazzle this weekend. But is the …
WEB2 days ago · Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will have a close encounter with the sun today (Sept. 27) here's how to make the most of comet viewing opportunities this weekend and beyond. ... Breaking space news, the ...
Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is shaping up to be the best comet ...
WEB5 days ago · In Australia, comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is currently only visible just before sunrise in the morning sky. To see it over the next few days, look east and low on the horizon at around 4:30am local time .
Will Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Be the Brightest of the Year?
WEB1 day ago · Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) as seen through a small telescope on June 10 2024. C Messier/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) In the next two weeks, a recently discovered comet will almost ...
Bright comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS could be visible without a …
WEB6 days ago · During late September and mid-October, the much-anticipated comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) could become visible to the naked-eye for skywatchers around the world.
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS nears the sun this month. Will it be …
WEBSep 17, 2024 · The saga of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (pronounced Choo-cheen-SHAHN -ATLAS), is now coming down the home stretch. When the Purple Mountain Observatory (Tsuchinshan) near Nanjing, China...
Comet A3 is brightening. Will it be the comet of the year?
WEB6 days ago · Comet A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS hasn’t been acting as people expected it to. As it was approaching the inner solar system in early 2024, it wasn’t brightening as much as expected.
Status Report and Expectations for Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
WEBAug 14, 2024 · Grilled by the Sun's heat and flexed by its gravity the comet could still potentially suffer a breakup. Based on current observations, the comet is expected to peak around magnitude 2 or 3 when it returns at dawn in late September and again after it transitions into the evening sky in mid-October.
'Doomed' comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS survives brush with sun — …
WEBAug 30, 2024 · News. By Joe Rao. published 30 August 2024. We provide the latest details on this comet, which might (or might not!) blossom into a bright naked-eye object in our October evening skies....
Astronaut captures stunning timelapse of Comet Tsuchinshan …
WEBSep 21, 2024 · A video filmed by NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick shows a rare glimpse of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS as seen from the International Space Station. The time lapse video shows the comet, designated C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS seemingly hovering above Earth's atmosphere as it makes its journey toward the sun. "So far Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS looks ...