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Rare Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas is grazing Oct. skies

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.

Boston Herald · 21h

Rare Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas is grazing October skies: Here’s what you need to know

A rare celestial event is lighting up the night sky this month as Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas makes its closest approach to Earth for the first time in roughly 80,000 years.

KTXL-TV Sacramento on MSN · 7d

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS visible in the night sky, won’t return for 80,000 years

ATLAS, also known as C/2023 A3, is expected to be visible to the naked eye for several weeks this October across the Northern Hemisphere, with the best opportunity between Oct.

A once-in-a-lifetime comet and largest supermoon this year

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

October's Supermoon Pairs With a Comet for a Special Nighttime Spectacle

October's supermoon is the closest of the year and it's teaming up with a comet for a rare stargazing two-for-one

NBC 10 Philadelphia · 13h

October's supermoon pairs with a once-in-a-lifetime comet for rare nighttime spectacle

Atlas comet is still in the neighborhood and will wow stargazers in the North Hemisphere after making an appearance in the Southern Hemisphere over the weekend.

KETV Omaha · 2h

How to see October's supermoon and a 'once-in-a-lifetime' comet in Omaha area Thursday

The Tsuchinshan-ATLAS comet gives stargazers a "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunity. Thursday night will provide an optimal viewing experience with clear skies expected for the Omaha area. Discovered last year, the comet is making its first documented flyby of our planet, according to NASA.

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Moonlight may hamper views of the Orionid meteor shower, debris of Halley's comet

WASHINGTON -- The Orionids — one of two annual meteor showers from Halley's comet — peak early Monday. A bright waning moon ...

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

This week, a thick, bright line entered from the right side of SOHO's imagery and paraded across the field of view, moving ...

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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is from the Oort Cloud—the invisible bubble that's home to countless space objects

The human mind may find it difficult to conceptualize: a cosmic cloud so colossal it surrounds the sun and eight planets as it extends trillions of miles into deep space.

NASA says comet expected to put on show in Earth fly-by

A comet just discovered last year by observers will whizz past Earth from 44 million miles away but leave a trail of dust and ...

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Stargazers capture ‘comet of the century’ soaring over Hawaii

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Over the weekend, Hawaii stargazers witnessed what some are calling the ‘comet of the century.’ ...

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Photos show rare comet streaking across Pennsylvania sky in once-in-a-lifetime moment

An ancient, rare comet is passing by Earth, and some people in the Pittsburgh area have seen the once-in-a-lifetime comet ...

Photos: Rare comet spotted in Colorado

A rare comet was spotted streaking across the Colorado sky the past two nights, with sightings anywhere from Highlands Ranch ...

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