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“Old” comet visible over Earth tonight – here’s what you should know

Topline An “ancient” comet that won't be seen for tens of thousands of years will be visible Thursday evening after traveling from outside the solar system to its closest point to Earth earlier this month, according to NASA. The comet, about 71 million kilometers away, was previously observed from Earth for the first time … […]

By Andrew Jack

October 17, 2024October 17, 2024

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Experience it on Thursday with the biggest “supermoon” of 2024

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) appears over rocks in the western sky shortly after sunset … (+) Formations in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area on October 13, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Getty Images Would you like to see the comet tonight? If you've seen the hype about Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS […]

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October 17, 2024October 17, 2024

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When and where on Wednesday to see it easily

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) graces the morning sky over the US National Science Foundation … (+) Kitt Peak National Observatory, an NSF NOIRLab program, just outside Tucson, Arizona, in this image. KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Spark Where is comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS this evening, Wednesday, October 16? The icy visitor from the outer solar system, which orbits the Sun once […]

By Andrew Jack

October 16, 2024October 16, 2024

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The comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas graces the night sky and will not return for 80,000 years

October proves to be a great month for skygazers. On October 10, the Northern Lights were visible to us in Missouri and possibly as far south as parts of Central America. For the rest of the month there will be an object moving across our sky that will not return for eighty thousand years. Comet […]

By Andrew Jack

October 15, 2024October 15, 2024

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Tuesday is your last best chance to just see it

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick captured this time-lapse photo of comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS). … (+) from the International Space Station as it orbited 272 miles over the South Pacific southeast of New Zealand just before sunrise on September 28, 2024. At this point, the comet was about 44 million miles from Earth. NASA/Matthew Dominick If […]

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October 15, 2024October 15, 2024

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Aurora Borealis could appear here this evening

Topline According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, part of the northern United States has a chance of seeing the northern lights Monday evening after a geomagnetic storm exposed several states to the phenomenon. The lights could be visible across northern North America, including Alaska, Minnesota and Canada. Getty Images Important facts The Aurora […]

By Andrew Jack

October 14, 2024October 14, 2024

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When and where on Monday to see it at its best

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, seen on September 29, 2024 from Mount Bromo in East Java, Indonesia. getty When can I see comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS? In scenes not seen since the “Covid comet” – comet NEOWISE in July 2020 – an icy space rock is visible to the naked eye in Earth's sky. This is the best night to […]

By Andrew Jack

October 14, 2024October 14, 2024

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Astro Bob: How to see comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS at dusk – Duluth News Tribune

The comet is back! Many of you had difficulty finding it in the morning sky last month because it was so close to the horizon. Thick air and haze absorbed much of the comet's light, making it nearly impossible to locate. Observers much further south had an easier time because it was higher in the […]

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October 12, 2024October 12, 2024

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Here's where Aurora Borealis could be visible tonight

Topline A number of states in the northern United States could get another chance to see the Northern Lights Friday evening after a geomagnetic storm brought the aurora borealis further south, according to a forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The lights could be visible in several states such as Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, […]

By Andrew Jack

October 12, 2024October 12, 2024

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Northern Lights in New Mexico: Reader-Submitted Photos | Local News

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