The Brightest Comet of 2025 Is Coming. Here’s How You Can See It Shine
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The Brightest Comet of 2025 Is Coming. Here’s How You Can See It Shine

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Hot on the tail of the Quadrantids meteor shower, another spectacle in the sky is about to arrive: comet Atlas C/2024 G3, which will reach perihelion—the point of its orbit closest to the sun—on January 13. When comet C/2024 G3 reaches perihelion, it will come within just 13.5 million kilometers of the sun—for context, Mercury, the planet closest to the sun, orbits the star at a distance of 47 million kilometers. “But if it does, it could be an impressive object in the evening sky from the southern hemisphere after perihelion.” How to Observe the Comet Should it survive unscathed, the comet will be visible in the southern hemisphere to the west just after sunset on January 13. The comet’s proximity to the sun means that identifying it could be dangerous, and James says that C/2024 G3 “should only be observed if you are an experienced observer.” Looking directly at the sun without protective equipment can cause permanent eye damage.

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