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Rare Oct. Comet Expected to Be Visible to Naked Eye

CBS News · 18m

Massive comet will be visible to naked eye. Here's where to look tonight in Massachusetts.

On Saturday, the comet will be about 6 degrees above the west-southwest horizon about 45 minutes after sunset. If you hold out your fist at an arm's length the comet will be about one half "fist" above the horizon. It will set about 45 minutes later.

YAHOO!News · 10h

Rare October Comet Expected to Be Visible to the Naked Eye as It Nears Earth This Week

Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas, also known as C/2023 A3, is making its way towards Earth and is expected to be visible to the naked eye – meaning without a telescope or other equipment – on Wednesday, Oct. 9 and Thursday, Oct. 10, according to NASA. The visibility of the comet is dependent on clear weather conditions.

2 newly discovered comets may be visible with naked eye in October sky

Stargazers may have an opportunity to catch a glimpse of two newly discovered comets zipping across the night sky in October, possibly with the naked eye. Astronomy experts say one of the comets, known as C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS),

Hopes dim for another bright Oct. comet

Space on MSN · 15h

Hopes dim for another bright October comet after Tsuchinshan-ATLAS

In the days following its sweep around the sun, Ikeya-Seki was a spectacular sight in the late October and early November morning skies. An incredibly brilliant, twisted tail stretched up from the east-southeast horizon an hour or two before sunrise, appearing like a slender searchlight beam about as long as the Big Dipper.

The Indianapolis Star · 1d

Rare comet to soar through the NY night sky this weekend: How to see it

New Yorkers should take some time to look up at the night sky this week as there's a chance to see a once-in-a-lifetime comet passing by. An Oort Cloud comet named C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan–ATLAS is making an 80,000-year orbit around the sun in mid-October ...

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

How to See the Bright Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas This Weekend

To get the best view of the comet, go outside about an hour after sunset and look west. The comet should be visible from the northern and southern hemispheres. While you can see the comet with the naked eye, binoculars and telescopes will give you a better view of it.

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The ‘comet of the year’ is coming soon. Here’s how to see it.

The comet, which will be visible to the naked eye, orbits the sun roughly once every 80,000 years—the last time it passed ...

El País in English13m

The ‘comet of the century’ approaches closest point to Earth

It is now approaching its closest point to Earth. The star successfully passed close to the Sun without disintegrating at the ...

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You Won't Want to Miss October's Rare Comet Sighting

Peak visibility will occur Oct. 9-10, according to NASA. The comet will be closest to the Earth on Saturday, Oct. 12, but ...

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'Comet of the Century' to fly over South Carolina. Here's how to catch a glimpse of it.

A3, a comet that zooms by Earth once every 80,000 years, to be visible in western sky this weekend on Oct. 12 or Oct. 13.

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Once-in-a-lifetime comet will be visible starting this Friday

Skywatchers will get chances to see a once-in-a-lifetime comet starting this week. Here's everything you need to know.

Smithsonian Magazine1d

How to See the Bright Comet Flaring Up in the Night Sky This Week

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS should be visible to the naked eye as it passes Earth on its way out of our solar system ...

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How to see October's 'comet of the century' in Michigan before it disappears

Here's what Michigan sky watchers should know about catching this rare marvel as it zooms above Michigan's skies in October.

See a comet in the evening: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher

In this video, Astronomy magazine editor Dave Eicher invites you to observe a comet that’s becoming visible in the evening ...

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