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Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)
Creation Close-ups, February 2025
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A Close Look at a Comet’s Nucleus
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive The size of this comet is approximately 2.7 x 2.5 miles (4.3 km x 4.1 km). Photo © CC BY-SA 4.0 The photo above is is a true-color photograph of the...
Covers, December 2024
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Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)—Delightful
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Light from a full moon illuminates this landscape one hour after sunset. Rain clouds are closing in, and the touch of a moonbow can be seen in a cloud....
End of the Trail, December 2024: Comets
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Favorite Focus, December 2024
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Let’s Take a Hike, November 2024: Comet
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), as it was seen from the International Space Station on September 23, 2024. Photo credit: NASA/Matthew...
In Our Skies, November & December 2024
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Hopefully comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) will be a highlight for viewing. See the chart above for its position at several dates. Nov. 5 is the peak...
Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan—ATLAS) Is (Hopefully) Here!
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Am I crazy…walking out the lane at 3:00 a.m. just to try to see a comet? When I got to the mailbox, I looked up. There was the comet, all right, just...
In Our Skies, September & October 2024
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive In September, Comet 13P/Olbers is projected to be at magnitude 8—a binocular/telescope target. In mid-September it will be a thumb-to-little-finger span...
In Our Skies, July 2024
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive July 2 and 26 Pleiades will be very close to the Moon—less than .5°. July 22 Mercury will be at its greatest elongation east of the sun, meaning it will...