How to view the Once in a Lifetime Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS in the Central Valley

FRESNO, Calif. (KGPE) - Space lovers successful the Central Valley tin present spot a comet that won't travel astir again for different 80,000 years.

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, oregon Comet C/2023 A3, is an aged comet, but it wasn't discovered until conscionable past year. The Southern Hemisphere had a accidental to spot it successful September, and now, it's disposable to the Northern Hemisphere.

The champion clip to presumption the comet is 30-45 minutes aft sunset. Sunset is astatine 6:23 p.m. successful Fresno connected Monday, Oct. 14. This means heading extracurricular by 7 p.m. this week volition springiness Central California residents a accidental to spot it.

Residents would privation to find a acheronian spot distant from metropolis lights and look to the west. They'll spot the comet supra the horizon.

Residents volition beryllium capable to spot it with the bare eye, though it tin beryllium faint. It's amended to person binoculars oregon adjacent a telescope.

Try taking a picture, arsenic adjacent telephone cameras tin bash a large occupation capturing the nighttime sky.

The visibility volition beryllium bully connected Monday, Oct. 14, and Tuesday, Oct. 15. On Wednesday, clouds whitethorn artifact the view. The extremity of the week volition beryllium wide again.

The comet tin beryllium viewed done Oct. 26. However, the sooner abstraction lovers presumption the comet, the better. Each night, the comet volition get fainter and higher successful the sky.