Look to the night sky on Saturday for the best chance to see a comet that won't be back for another 80,000 years, according to NASA.The big picture: The comet, known as C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, is expected to be closest to Earth on Oct.

It has already been dubbed the comet of the century. Starting today, Saturday, October 12, the comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) begins to be visible after sunset. Many images have already

Kopernik Observatory Executive Director Drew Deskur discusses how to view rare comet that will be visible in the Southern Tier.

To get the best view of the comet, go outside about an hour after sunset and look west. The comet should be visible from the northern and southern hemispheres. While you can see the comet with the naked eye, binoculars and telescopes will give you a better view of it.

A comet discovered in 2023 will pass by Earth this weekend and become increasingly visible in Central Illinois over the next few days. The comet, now called C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, (A3 for short) survived it’s close transit of the sun and will become easier to spot in the western sky by early

A comet could be visible among the stars in the coming weeks if it is not too cloudy. This comet, C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), flies past the Earth and was only discovered last year. According to astronomer Marc van der Sluys from Radboud University in Nijmegen,

ATLAS, also known as C/2023 A3, is expected to be visible to the naked eye for several weeks this October across the Northern Hemisphere, with the best opportunity between Oct. 12 and 26, according to NASA.

Your unusual chance to see a comet in the sky is here. C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was discovered by astronomers in 2023 — and will appear to the naked eye over the next couple weeks.

A rare comet is expected to be visible to the naked eye across the Northern Hemisphere for several weeks in October.