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Credit & Copyright: Daniel Korona
Explanation:
The new comet has passed its closest to the Sun and is now moving closer to the Earth.
C/2023 A3 (TsuchinshanÁATLAS) is currently moving out from inside the orbit
of
Venus and on track to
pass its nearest to the
Earth in about two weeks.
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS,
pronounced "Choo-cheen-shahn At-less,", is near naked-eye
visibility and easily picked up by long-exposure cameras.
The comet can also now be found by observers in
Earth's northern hemisphere as well as the south.
The featured image was captured just a few days ago above
Zacatecas,
Mexico.
Because clouds were obscuring much of the pre-dawn sky,
the astrophotographer released a
drone to take pictures from higher up,
several of which were later merged to enhance the comet's visibility.
Although the future brightness of comets is
hard to predict, there is increasing hope that
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
will further brighten as it enters the early evening sky.
Growing Gallery:
Comet Tsuchinsan-ATLAS in 2024
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& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: comet
Publications with words: comet
See also:
- APOD: 2025 February 5 Á Comet G3 ATLAS Setting over a Chilean Hill
- APOD: 2025 February 2 Á Comet G3 ATLAS Disintegrates
- APOD: 2025 January 28 Á Comet G3 ATLAS over Uruguay
- APOD: 2025 January 26 Á The Many Tails of Comet G3 ATLAS
- Comet G3 ATLAS: a Tail and a Telescope
- APOD: 2025 January 21 Á Comet ATLAS over Brasilia
- APOD: 2025 January 20 Á Comet ATLAS Rounds the Sun