When first sighted, Comet ISON was 625 million miles (one billion kilometers) from the Earth and glowed at magnitude +18.8. This is a scale used by astronomers to measure the brightness of objects in the sky (the lower the number, the brighter the object). A magnitude of +18.8 means th...
Comet ATLAS (C/2024) G3 is set to dazzle skywatchers in early 2025. Here’s everything you need to know about the 'New Year comet'.
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Comets are unpredictable, fleeting visitors in our sky, and C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) was no exception. This January, it graced the southern hemisphere with its glowing tail, formed as ice sublimated near the Sun. Now moving away, signs suggest its nucleus may be breaking apart, making it a race...
founder of the Virtual Telescope Project, said that the next week represents "the last, possible chances" to see the comet from the Northern Hemisphere before it is lost in the sun's great brightness.Professional astronomers use powerful telescopes (望镜) around the world to watch the sky. It...
Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas made its closest approach to theSunin September before passing within 44 million of Earth on Saturday. Due to its proximity, the celestial object will appear in the western sky aftersunseteach evening until around mid- to late-month. ...
Comet trail could be visible in night sky Comet viewing can be a difficult sport. Nothing is guaranteed with respect to its brightness, so it may be wise to grab a pair of binoculars just in case. Astronomers feel fairly certain that at least some of the comet's large, dusty tail should...
Comet H2 Lemmon is looking to be a good prospect to view in the dark skies of autumn. Going from Ursa Major to Aquila in Oct/Nov. and predicted to be around 8th magnitude, binocular object. http://astro.vanbuitenen.nl/comet/2023H2
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A green-hued comet has made its closest approach to Earth, wowing night sky watchers in the Northern Hemisphere who caught a glimpse of the icy celestial object as it passed through our cosmic neighborhood. Discoveredin March by astronomers using the Zwicky Transient Facility’s wide-field survey...