Comets | Astronomy.com https://www.astronomy.com/observing/comets/ Astronomy news, photos, observing events, and space missions. Tue, 19 Nov 2024 18:03:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 https://www.astronomy.com/uploads/2024/10/cropped-favicon-32x32.jpg Comets | Astronomy.com https://www.astronomy.com/observing/comets/ 32 32 How Comet ATLAS fizzled out https://www.astronomy.com/observing/how-comet-atlas-fizzled-out/ Thu, 21 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.astronomy.com/?p=155050// When comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) was first discovered in late September, it was almost immediately identified as a member of the Kreutz family of Sun-grazing comets. But it was highly unusual for a Kreutz comet — virtually all of these are only discovered in their last hours or days of existence, as they plunge towardContinue reading "How Comet ATLAS fizzled out"

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]]> Can you still see Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS? https://www.astronomy.com/observing/can-you-still-see-comet-tsuchinshan-atlas/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 22:17:30 +0000 https://www.astronomy.com/?p=154011// Comet C/2023 A3  — better known as Tsuchinshan-ATLAS — is fading in brightness as it speeds away from the Sun and Earth in the evening sky. It’s still visible to the naked eye in a dark sky, and it’s certainly an easy target for binoculars. But now’s your last chance to see it — soContinue reading "Can you still see Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS?"

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]]> See Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS while you still can https://www.astronomy.com/observing/see-comet-tsuchinshan-atlas-while-you-still-can/ Thu, 17 Oct 2024 18:29:05 +0000 https://www.astronomy.com/?p=153944// Comet C/2023 A3, also known as Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, has been in the evening sky for a week now. If you haven’t seen it, that’s understandable because there’s also been a bright Moon in the sky. But the Moon is Full tonight (Oct. 17) and will rise later tomorrow (Oct. 18) and each night thereafter. So, tryContinue reading "See Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS while you still can"

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]]> See a comet in the evening: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher https://www.astronomy.com/observing/see-a-comet-in-the-evening/ Thu, 10 Oct 2024 22:16:37 +0000 https://www.astronomy.com/?p=153649// In this video, Astronomy magazine editor Dave Eicher invites you to observe a comet that’s becoming visible in the evening sky. Starting around October 14, look just to the south of west between 15 and 30 minutes after sunset. The comet will be low, but with each evening that passes, it will be a littleContinue reading "See a comet in the evening: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher"

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