Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)

Heide Observatory

Come out to the Heide Observatory as we attempt to see this amazing comet

Hawthorn Hollow Nature

This comet will be very low in the sky, giving us only a brief window to view it through the main telescope before it dips below the treeline. We may also head up to the old schoolhouses, where the view to the west is clearer, and use binoculars for a better chance to see it.Comets are notoriously unpredictable, and it’s hard to know exactly how bright Comet A3 will be. Current estimates suggest it could reach a magnitude of 2.5 to 2 during its closest approach to Earth on October 12. If we’re lucky, it might be even brighter—or fainter if we’re not—since predicting a comet’s brightness is always tricky.Even if the comet moves out of view, we’ll still have the opportunity to observe other deep space objects through the telescope.

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Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)

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