Rare comet to streak across night sky. Here’s how you can see it
Oct 10, 2024 · It was first discovered in 2023 by observers at the Purple Mountain Observatory in China and an Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in South Africa. From the...
How to spot Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas | The Planetary Society
Sep 26, 2024 · Officially known as C/2023 A3, Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas gets its longer name from the facilities that first spotted it back in 2023: the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (or Tsuchinshan Chinese Observatory) and the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS).
Unforgettable Spectacle: See Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Now or …
6 days ago · C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was discovered in 2023, identified by observers at China’s Tsuchinshan—or “Purple Mountain”—Observatory and an ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) telescope in South Africa. It …
Newly-Discovered Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS: Will It Dazzle or …
Sep 25, 2024 · The Discovery of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. In early January 2023, astronomers monitoring the heavens at the Tsuchinshan (“Purple Mountain”) Observatory in Nanjing, China, discovered a very faint object. Six weeks later, observations made at the ATLAS (“Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System”) Observatory in Sutherland, South ...
Once in a lifetime comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS visible this week
3 days ago · China’s Tsuchinshan (or “Purple Mountain”) Observatory and an ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) telescope in South Africa documented it for the first time in history as...
Comet October 2024: Tsuchinshan-Atlas | Comet Atlas 2024 - Star …
3 days ago · On February 22, 2023, the ATLAS telescope in South Africa detected a new faint object that was proven to be a comet. It was temporarily designated as A10SVYR. The comet was also independently captured by a telescope at Purple Mountain Observatory (Zijinshan Astronomical Observatory) on January 9, 2023.
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Oct 10, 2024 · It was first discovered in 2023 by observers at the Purple Mountain Observatory in China and an Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in South Africa. From the Oort Cloud, a spherical shell that surrounds the solar system and contains icy objects like comets, the comet will come within 44 million miles of Earth, NASA said.
Two Comets Could Be Visible to the Naked Eye This Fall. Here's …
Oct 2, 2024 · The first of the two comets, C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) was faintly spotted in early 2023 by the Purple Mountain Observatory in China—before it disappeared and was presumed lost, per...
Photos show Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS soaring over …
4 days ago · The comet making its appearance now derived its name from those who first discovered it last year, the Tsuchinshan, or "Purple Mountain," Observatory in China and the ATLAS (Asteroid...
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS nears the sun this month. Will it be …
Sep 17, 2024 · When the Purple Mountain Observatory (Tsuchinshan) near Nanjing, China photographed a faint object in mid-January 2023, it was initially thought to be an asteroid.