US EditionComet G3 ATLAS: Once-in-160,000-Year spectacle expected to rival Venus
- Comet G3 Atlas will be visible next week, as it approaches Earth after 160,000 years, making it a rare event.
- The comet is expected to reach peak brightness on Monday, rivaling the brightness of Venus in the night sky.
- G3 Atlas will be visible in the Southern Hemisphere, with predictions of magnitude-6.9, visible even during the daytime.
- Observing the comet can be dangerous due to its proximity to the Sun, and it should only be viewed by experienced observers.
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Comet G3 ATLAS: Once-in-160,000-Year spectacle expected to rival Venus
A rare celestial event is set to captivate stargazers as Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS) prepares to shine as brightly as Venus in the night sky. This once-in-160,000-year comet, one of the brightest in two decades, will make its closest approach to the Sun next week, offering a fleeting opportunity for observers in both hemispheres to catch a glimpse. The comet was first spotted on 5 April 2024 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS…
Here's how to see a once-in-a-160,000-year comet next week
Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas gliding over the Netherlands in October. This incoming comet may be even brighter (Picture: Hollandse Hoogte/REX/Shutterstock) Here’s something that you’ll kick yourself if you miss – a comet that only grazes the Earth every 160,000 years will be visible next week. Comet G3 ATLAS (C/2024) was first spotted in April 400 million miles away when it was 158,000 times dimmer than the faintest star. But by Monday, as…
Once-in-a-lifetime comet set to shine in sky as one of the brightest in 20 years
ONE of the brightest comets to pass Earth in nearly 20 years could be visible to the naked eye in a once-in-a-lifetime display next week. The space rock, formally known as G3 ATLAS (C/2024), is expected to reach peak brightness later this week. EPAIt could shine as bright as Venus, or similar to Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, the “comet of the century” that stunned stargazers in mid-October[/caption] RexThe Tsuchinshan-ATLAS comet pictured over Torre Squill…
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