‘Brighter than expected’ comet may be visible without telescope this week
Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A recently identified comet is growing “brighter than expected” and could be the most impressive one of the year for skygazers, astronomers say. Thank you, Lucy!https://t.co/x7hmROxmAY pic.twitter.com/9qcSgF4abz — EarthSky September 25, 2024 The comet could grow brighter still and become a “naked-eye object” as it gets closer to the Sun in October. A3 is expected to grow brighter and appear higher in the morning sky of the southern hemisphere until 27 September, after which it could gradually become obscured by the Sun and harder to spot. Nasa astronaut parachutes down to Earth after longest ISS stay The comet’s closest approach to Earth takes place between 12 and 13 October 2024, astronomers estimate.
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