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Astronomy => In the Media... => Topic started by: Rick on Oct 15, 2024, 13:14:33

Title: Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–Atlas) sightings around the world
Post by: Rick on Oct 15, 2024, 13:14:33
Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–Atlas) sightings around the world – in pictures

Named after the Chinese observatory and South African programme that detected it in 2023, the 'comet of the century' may have formed at a distance of up to 400,000 times that between Earth and the Sun. Its coma, or head, measures about 130,000 miles (209,000km) in diameter, with a tail extending 18m miles (29m km). The comet is not expected to return for another 80,000 years

More: https://www.theguardian.com/science/gallery/2024/oct/15/comet-c2023-a3-tsuchinshanatlas-sightings-around-the-world-in-pictures