Rare 'Sungrazer' Comet MAPS Will Shine Superbright on Saturday ‪—‬ if It Survives a Dangerous Encounter with Our Star

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Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) will come very close to the sun on Holy Saturday. Too close for a spectacular display in the evening sky over Bavaria, or just right?

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Knut Jørgen Røed Ødegaard on the "Easter Comet": Can be visible in daylight The comet with the somewhat complicated name C/2026 A1 (MAPS) was discovered on January 13 and belongs to the so-called Kreutz family of sun-striking comets, which over the past 2000 years has produced several very bright comets that have left deep traces in the history books. - The result could be a truly eye-catching phenomenon, or just a dust cloud that disintegrates…