Posted on 10/07/2024 5:10:37 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: A bright comet is moving into the evening skies. C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) has brightened and even though it is now easily visible to the unaided eye, it is so near to the Sun that it is still difficult to see. Pictured, Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS was captured just before sunrise from an Andes Mountain in Peru. Braving cold weather, this unusually high perch gave the astrophotographer such a low eastern horizon that the comet was obvious in the pre-dawn sky. Visible in the featured image is not only an impressively long dust tail extending over many degrees, but an impressively long and blue ion tail, too. This month, as the comet moves out from the Sun and passes the Earth, evening observers should be able to see the huge dirty ice ball toward the west just after sunset.
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Wow.
Somebody call Téa Leoni!
I assume you know that the ‘Wow’ signal was never repeated...
That’s two comet pics in as many days. Both were very cool. The hype around no-show Kohoutek decades ago soured me on comet viewing. I feel lucky to see the occasional solar or lunar eclipse.
All we got from Kohoutek was a laser light show song from Journey.
https://youtu.be/SRKZ_f67vTw?si=OyfAZ3_DxO6sKfpy
What a great picture. The comet has such a long tail, and the colors are just beautiful.
Kohoutek WAS a dud. Halley wasn’t much better. I’m hoping you got to see Hyakutake and Hale-Bopp. They were wonderful. And two years in a row, to boot!
A most excellent picture! Thanks!
We can watch it from the beach, like she and her dad!
Yeah but they let the Jaguar get all destroyed!!
It’s hard to find a Jaguar that’s running!
SAVE the Jaguar! Forget that stupid girl that got away on the motorcycle!
[Kohoutek WAS a dud.]
No way man!
Comet Kohoutek provided LOTS of material for Johnny Carson back in the day!
That is true, lol. I know he was a democrat, but I think he would’ve had a lot of fun with Biden and Harris. He lampooned everyone.
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