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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://fosstodon.org/users/AkaSci/statuses/113203532178374641">AkaSci 🛰️ (akasci@fosstodon.org)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Oct-2024 09:49:41 JST</a><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci" title="akasci@fosstodon.org"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/20805-48-20221219024513.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="AkaSci 🛰️" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">AkaSci 🛰️</a></section><article><p>Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is now visible low in the sky just before sunrise. Best seen using binoculars or a telescope.</p><p>Perihelion will be tomorrow. It will get closer to the Sun as seen from Earth in the coming days and be visible in the evening sky after Oct 10. Closest approach to earth is on Oct 12. It may become very bright as its tail gets backlit by the Sun.</p><p>This composite image was taken at Lake George, NSW, Australia on Sep 21 by Lucy Yunxi Hu.<br><a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html</a><br>1/n</p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/3754246#notice-7349430">In conversation</a><time datetime="2024-10-01T09:49:41+09:00" title="Tuesday, 01-Oct-2024 09:49:41 JST">about 2 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/113203532178374641" rel="external" title="Sent from fosstodon.org via ActivityPub">fosstodon.org</a></span></span><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/113203532178374641">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: apod.nasa.gov</div><h5><a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html">Astronomy Picture of the Day</a></h5><div></div></header><div>A different astronomy and space science
related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.</div><footer></footer></article></li><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/3244186">Comet A3 Through an Australian Sunrise
Image Credit &amp; Copyright: Lucy Yunxi HuExplanation: Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is now visible in the early morning sky. Diving into the inner Solar System at an odd angle, this large dirty iceberg will pass its closest to the Sun -- between the orbits of Mercury and Venus -- in just two days. Long camera exposures are now capturing C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS), sometimes abbreviated as just A3, and its dust tail before and during sunrise. The featured image composite was taken four days ago and captured the comet as it rose above Lake George, NSW, Australia. Vertical bands further left are images of the comet as the rising Sun made the predawn sky increasingly bright and colorful. Just how bright the comet will become over the next month is currently unknown as it involves how much gas and dust the comet's nucleus will expel. Optimistic skywatchers are hoping for a great show where Tsuchinshan–ATLAS creates dust and ion tails visible across Earth's sky and becomes known as the Great Comet of 2024.</a></label><br><a href="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/203/543/689/270/413/original/f9a5f49f65796b64.jpg" rel="external">https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/203/543/689/270/413/original/f9a5f49f65796b64.jpg</a></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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AkaSci 🛰️ (akasci@fosstodon.org)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Oct-2024 09:49:41 JST AkaSci 🛰️
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is now visible low in the sky just before sunrise. Best seen using binoculars or a telescope.
Perihelion will be tomorrow. It will get closer to the Sun as seen from Earth in the coming days and be visible in the evening sky after Oct 10. Closest approach to earth is on Oct 12. It may become very bright as its tail gets backlit by the Sun.
This composite image was taken at Lake George, NSW, Australia on Sep 21 by Lucy Yunxi Hu.
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2. Comet A3 Through an Australian Sunrise Image Credit & Copyright: Lucy Yunxi Hu Explanation: Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is now visible in the early morning sky. Diving into the inner Solar System at an odd angle, this large dirty iceberg will pass its closest to the Sun -- between the orbits of Mercury and Venus -- in just two days. Long camera exposures are now capturing C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS), sometimes abbreviated as just A3, and its dust tail before and during sunrise. The featured image composite was taken four days ago and captured the comet as it rose above Lake George, NSW, Australia. Vertical bands further left are images of the comet as the rising Sun made the predawn sky increasingly bright and colorful. Just how bright the comet will become over the next month is currently unknown as it involves how much gas and dust the comet's nucleus will expel. Optimistic skywatchers are hoping for a great show where Tsuchinshan–ATLAS creates dust and ion tails visible across Earth's sky and becomes known as the Great Comet of 2024.
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