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How bright is the comet now? As of Monday, Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan (Choo-cheen-SHAHN)–ATLAS is beginning to grow fainter every night — way dimmer than it was Oct. 12.
Comet ATLAS (C/2024 S1) is due to pass closest to the sun on October 28, and may be visible to the naked eye in the days before and after.
Soon, real-world skywatchers will get a chance to see the recently discovered comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS and it will be our only chance. The comet won’t be back for 80,000 years.
Over next few nights, the time to view Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is about 45 minutes after sunset. Find a location with an unobstructed view of the western horizon.
The comet is expected to possibly be the brightest comet of the year, as it reached a magnitude of -3.4 during its perihelion—brighter than the 0.4 magnitude C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) last ...
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.
After putting on a show in the predawn sky earlier this month, Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3) was eventually lost in the glare of the Sun. But now that it has crossed behind the Sun from our ...
The comet, known as C/2024 G3 or ATLAS, could be the brightest of 2025, but it’s too early to tell, said Bill Cooke, lead of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Meteoroid ...
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