#comet A3

[nevver]

Circling the Sun, Gabriel Zaparolli

[sumbluespruce]

10/21/24

I got it. I was afraid I would have to stick around another 80,000 years to see it. 😳

[cryptidanathema]

My dear Facebook addicted father told me that the comet was three times the size of Earth. I fact checked that because it didn't sound right and it's more just 3 kilometers (a more comet size for a comet).

But now I'm extremely curious- what WOULD happen if a ball of ice and rock three times the size of Earth on a highly erratic orbit passed into our general vicinity as visible comets do? Whether distant enough to appear the same size as the comet head in our sky or literally occupying the exact same point in space the comet at its brightest was (which I can only assume would be Very Bad for Earth)

[xipteras]

Comet C/2023 A3 image by @xipteras

[midnightmindcave]

✨💫🌝🐄🍁🍂 ✨ Happy October 2024 we have two moons two meteor showers AND a new comet ✨ 💫🌝🐄🍁🍂 ✨

[thevaudevillescene]

guys. did y’all hear about the comet?

[lastoneout]

Well I didn't get to see the aroura but I did get to see the comet!!

[naniyou]

Comet Tsuchinshan-atlas as seen from northwest of Austin, TX

[magojf]

Soy feliz 😄

[nature-godsgardenofeden]

LIVE MONDAY ... Spend Christmas with the comet! ❣️💛❤️

At 17 UTC (11 a.m. CST) December 23, the Virtual Telescope Project will provide a goodbye glimpse of Comet A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. It performed beautifully for us in October, but is now headed away from Earth. Join in right here to watch a live view of the departing comet. And see images of 2024’s best comet. ❣️💛❤️

[kayrosebee]

October 17, 2024

291/366

Finally saw the comet tonight! It was hard to see because of how BRIGHT the full moon is - so I'll probably try and look for it again Saturday

☄️🌕

💙

[bansheebeez]

[vonecent]

Two cockatrice watch the far-off comet

[keke30jp]

紫金山・アトラス彗星

[midnightmindcave]

wow