Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter and experienced stargazer who covers the night sky, astro-tourism, the northern lights and space exploration. He received the 2023 Popular Media Award from the American Astronomical Society's Solar Physics Division and is the author of A Stargazing Program for Beginners. Writing for Forbes.
from the International Space Station as it orbited 272 miles above the South Pacific Ocean southeast of New Zealand just before sunrise on Sept. 28, 2024. Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, also called C/2023 A3 and Comet A3, has now exited the sun’s glare, having yesterday reached its closest to Earth, passing about 44 million miles away. It’s now rising into the night sky immediately after sunset.
Luckily, it’s racing away from the sun, and is some five degrees farther from our star than it was yesterday. That trend will continue, with it becoming visible farther into the night sky. That means it will be both be observable against a dark sky and remain visible for a longer period after sunset.However, to see comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS shortly after sunset tonight you’ll need a clear view of the western horizon — and some patience.
Finding the comet against a less-than-dark sky could be a challenge tonight, but you can use the stars and planets to help you. If you have a completely clear sky at the horizon, locate the bright planet Venus in the south-west and the bright star Arcturus in the west. Both will be close to the horizon. Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will be just below a point roughly halfway between them.This weekend is one of the best times to see the comet.
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