Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS on the Lincoln Memorial

Go out at sunset tonight and see a comet! Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) became visible to the naked eye in the early evening in the northern hemisphere. To see the comet, look west in a clear sky. If the sky is clear enough and free of light pollution, you won’t even need binoculars. The comet’s tail should be visible just above the horizon for about an hour. In the photo, comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was captured two nights ago above the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, United States. Each day as the sun sets, the comet and its changing tail are expected to be higher and higher in the sky, although its brightness and tail length remain uncertain. early evening in the northern hemisphere. To see the comet, look west in a clear sky. If the sky is clear enough and free of light pollution, you won’t even need binoculars. The comet’s tail should be visible just above the horizon for about an hour. In the photo, comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was captured two nights ago above the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, United States. Each day as the sun sets, the comet and its changing tail are expected to be higher and higher in the sky, although its brightness and tail length remain uncertain.