{"id":790769,"date":"2024-10-31T10:23:12","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T15:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=790769"},"modified":"2024-10-31T10:23:12","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T15:23:12","slug":"amazing-reader-views-of-comet-a3-tsuchinshan-atlas-from-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=790769","title":{"rendered":"Amazing Reader Views of Comet A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS From Around the World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>Comet C\/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS survived perihelion to become a fine dusk object for northern hemisphere observers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It was an amazing month for astronomy. Not only were we treated to an amazing second solar storm for 2024 that sent aurorae as far south as the Caribbean, but we had a fine naked eye comet: C\/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-169075\"\/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The comet on October 24th, along with the Milky Way over the Sea of Japan as seen from Yuzhno-Morskoy (Nakhodka) Russia. Credit: Filipp Romanov.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Discovered in early 2023, this one actually performed as expected, and topped out as the best comet for 2024. Southern hemisphere observers got a portent of things to come in September, as the comet threaded the dawn skies.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"165\" src=\"https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/54101791209_7f008a6b97_c.jpg\" alt=\"Comet\" class=\"wp-image-169097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/54101791209_7f008a6b97_c.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/54101791209_7f008a6b97_c-580x120.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/54101791209_7f008a6b97_c-250x52.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/54101791209_7f008a6b97_c-768x158.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The evolution of the comet post-perihelion through October 25-28th. Credit: Eliot Herman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-peril-at-perihelion\">Peril at Perihelion<\/h2>\n<p>Then came the big wild card of perihelion. The comet passed just 58.6 million kilometers from the Sun on September 27th. At its maximum, the comet hit nearly -5th magnitude. The dust and plane crossing for the comet were both especially dramatic, as we saw a sharp spiky anti-tail trace out the comet\u2019s orbital trail and appear to pierce the Sun as seen in views from SOHO\u2019s LASCO C2 and C3 imagers.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Comet C\/2023 A3 brightens SOHO\u2019s week\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OTrvT5ozj6k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>But would the comet remain bright for its evening encore? This time, luck was on our side, as the comet held at +1<sup>st<\/sup> magnitude for about a week, and joined Venus in the dusk sky. As it began its rapid ascent, Comet \u2018T-ATLAS\u2019 unfurled its tail about a dozen degrees in length, all while keeping its remarkable anti-tail pointing sunward.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"944\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/54078537444_8684ebea82_h-944x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Comet\" class=\"wp-image-169099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/54078537444_8684ebea82_h-944x1024.jpg 944w, https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/54078537444_8684ebea82_h-534x580.jpg 534w, https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/54078537444_8684ebea82_h-230x250.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/54078537444_8684ebea82_h-768x833.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/54078537444_8684ebea82_h.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The comet from October 18th, still exhibiting a spiky \u2018anti-tail. Credit: Efrain Morales.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-just-point-and-shoot-comet\">A \u2018Just Point-and-Shoot\u2019 Comet <\/h2>\n<p>And then the pictures came pouring in. Comet T-ATLAS was at its photogenic best in early October, as it became an easy target against the starry backdrop. Usually, +2<sup>nd<\/sup> magnitude or brighter is the cutoff for catching a comet along with foreground objects. This time, you could actually simply set your smartphone camera to night mode, and capture a decent handheld shot of the comet.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/54088279267_76b3215779_c.jpg\" alt=\"Comet\" class=\"wp-image-169100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/54088279267_76b3215779_c.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/54088279267_76b3215779_c-580x415.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/54088279267_76b3215779_c-250x179.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/54088279267_76b3215779_c-768x549.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The comet from October 19th, as seen from Ottawa, Canada. Credit: Andrew Symes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Plus, light pollution didn\u2019t seem to faze this comet. We saw shots of the comet from downtown Los Angeles and other urban areas, as folks were treated to the best comet in recent memory since the dawn apparition of F3 NEOWISE in 2020.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ga-2PakawAAvadq.jpg\" alt=\"Comet\" class=\"wp-image-169101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ga-2PakawAAvadq.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ga-2PakawAAvadq-580x387.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ga-2PakawAAvadq-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ga-2PakawAAvadq-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Venus, a meteor, an airplane trail, and Comet T-ATLAS from Malaysia. Credit: Shahrin Ahmad. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And to think: the last time a <em>really <\/em>brilliant comet swung by (C\/1995 O1 Hale-Bopp a generation ago in 1997) digital imaging was in its infancy, and film still dominated the market\u2026 just think what we might manage to do with such a comet today?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI drove north for more than three hours, and reached the seashore facing the Sea of Japan after sunset,\u201d says astrophotographer Hisayoshi Kato on Flickr, \u201cIt was fortunate that the sky was clear at the site, and I could enjoy the comet sinking into the Sea of Japan (over) the weekend.\u201d     <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/54099707506_80e5b349e0_c.jpg\" alt=\"Comet\" class=\"wp-image-169098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/54099707506_80e5b349e0_c.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/54099707506_80e5b349e0_c-580x343.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/54099707506_80e5b349e0_c-250x148.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/54099707506_80e5b349e0_c-768x454.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Comet C\/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS from October 26th. Credit: Hisayoshi Kato. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-awaiting-next-great-comet\">Awaiting Next \u2018Great Comet\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>To be sure, it\u2019s only a matter of time before the next \u2018Comet of the Century\u2019 makes itself known. Right now, Comet T-ATLAS is still a decent +6th magnitude binocular object in Ophiuchus, outbound on its nearly quarter-of-a-million-year orbit. Alas, a second sungrazer encore for October never came to pass, as Comet C\/2024 S1 ATLAS ended its cometary career at perihelion earlier this week\u2026<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/464326912_3870435156514549_4660913674089809000_n-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Comet\" class=\"wp-image-169103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/464326912_3870435156514549_4660913674089809000_n-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/464326912_3870435156514549_4660913674089809000_n-580x387.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/464326912_3870435156514549_4660913674089809000_n-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/464326912_3870435156514549_4660913674089809000_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/464326912_3870435156514549_4660913674089809000_n-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/464326912_3870435156514549_4660913674089809000_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An amazing parting shot of the comet from October 29th. Credit: Gianluca Masi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThese days, we all had an extraordinary proof of the splendor of the night sky,\u201d astronomer Gianluca Masi noted in a recent Facebook post. \u201cComet C\/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is still putting on a show\u2026 but the firmament is always a prodigy of emotions and wonders, as those who regularly turn their gaze to the stars know.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"709\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Own-Comet.jpg\" alt=\"Comet\" class=\"wp-image-169102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Own-Comet.jpg 709w, https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Own-Comet-580x515.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Own-Comet-250x222.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Comet T-ATLAS from downtown Bristol, Tennessee. Credit: Dave Dickinson.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When\u2019s the next one? Well, we do have the promise of a similar comet coming right up in January 2025. C\/2024 G3 ATLAS may reach -1<sup>st<\/sup> magnitude or brighter near perihelion.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to everyone that got out there and sent images to the <em>Universe Today<\/em> Flickr pool. 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