Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was one of the brightest comets this century so far. In this photo from northern Norway, timeanddate.com’s Brendan Goodenough caught the comet in mid-October 2024 alongside the aurora borealis—better known as the northern lights. ©Brendan Goodenough/timeanddate.com No Bi...
the city-sized comet has already made headlines for bright outbursts over the past several months. And now, some astronomers are speculating it could appear in the darkened sky during the total solar eclipse on April 8, provided the comet...
— Once-in-a-160000-year comet G3 ATLAS could shine as bright as Venus next week. Here's what to expect. — Get ready for the 'New Year Comet': What to expect from Comet ATLAS (C/2024) G3 However, as bright as the comet may be, it will be very hard to see since it...
I've got high hopes for a relative newcomer to the comet scene, Johnson (C/2015 V2), which may peak around magnitude +6.5 in early June as it slides down the eastern side of Boötes high in the southern sky before the mosquitoes return. Currently at magnitude +11.5, 1′ in diameter ...
A Bright Comet Appears In The Northern Hemisphere For The First Time In Years [PHOTOS]Robert Ferris
This app helps you locate all bright comets currently visible in the night sky. Just hold your device up to the sky and find the red target marker on the screen. That's where the comet is! The app uses your location and up-to-date ephemerides from the NASA JPL's Horizons database to...
Hale-Bopp was an unusually bright comet that flew close to Earth in 1997. Tragically, Hale-Bopp also influenced the Heaven's Gate cult's mass suicide.
finding Comet FInlay easier, use this wide-view map. A line from bright Vega in the western sky left through Altair will take you directly to Mars and the comet. This map shows the sky at nightfall tonight when the comet will be about 15° high in the southwestern sky. Source: ...
At the time corresponding to our end of May and beginning of June in 964 BC a bright comet with a very long tail dominated the night sky of the northern hemisphere. It was Comet Encke that was very bright during the Bronze Age, but today it is scarcely visible to the naked eye. It...
According toNASA, the Lyrids are one of the oldest known meteor showers and were first observed 2,700 years ago in China.Live Sciencesays that the Lyrids are the debris leftfromcomet C/1861 G1 Thatcherthat can be witnessed as the Earth passes through its remnants. ...