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Go see the comet tonight!

Hey, look! It's comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS:

September 12, 2024, 7:05 pm — Irvine, California

I couldn't see it on Saturday with the naked eye, and most of my test pictures didn't show it either. The exposure had to be just right. But it will be a little higher tonight—and therefore in darker skies—which makes it more visible. Tomorrow will probably be even better. Then it's a race against time as it gets higher in the sky but also farther from the sun.

To see it, look due west about 50 minutes to an hour after sunset.

7 thoughts on “Go see the comet tonight!

  1. Adam Strange

    That is an impressive shot. The first I've seen of the comet.
    Congratulations!

    As usual, it's cloudy here in Michigan.

  2. SRDIblacksea

    Just saw it, but need my binoculars at about 1 hour past sunset at 19:05. Watched from my balcony looking out over the Adriatic from Albania. Cool, with a long, blurry tail! Only the second comet I have seen.

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