Astronomy Picture of the Day - Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS over Mexico

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-09-30 20:17:12 | Updated at 2024-10-07 14:18:48 6 days ago

Astronomy Picture of the Day - Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS over Mexico
NASA ^ | 30 Sep, 2024 | Image Credit & Copyright: Daniel Korona

Posted on 09/30/2024 12:28:14 PM PDT by MtnClimber

Explanation: The new comet has passed its closest to the Sun and is now moving closer to the Earth. C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) 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.

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TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; nasa

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1 posted on 09/30/2024 12:28:14 PM PDT by MtnClimber

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2 posted on 09/30/2024 12:28:32 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page. More photos added.)

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3 posted on 09/30/2024 12:29:29 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page. More photos added.)

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I have to say that that is a pretty awesome picture.

Thanks for posting.

4 posted on 09/30/2024 12:30:20 PM PDT by Paladin2

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5 posted on 09/30/2024 1:07:44 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)

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That pic is impressive.

I note the “near naked-eye visibility”, after I went out last night/mornint, naked eyed and did not see it.

So I wonder, how visible must those comets in the ancient days, when everyone panicked due to seeing them, been?

6 posted on 09/30/2024 1:12:06 PM PDT by Scrambler Bob (Running Rampant, and not endorsing nonsense; My pronoun is EXIT. And I am generally full of /S)

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