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Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas visible in the French night sky should give us a spectacle for a few days before disappearing. Here is a selection of the most beautiful images of this new trend that ignites the night sky at the beginning of autumn.
After the Northern Lights, it’s the turn of Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas (or C/2023 A3) to delight skywatchers. of the nightof the night. Considered the “comet of the century”, it is currently visible.the eyethe eye I am nakedNorthern HemisphereNorthern Hemisphere And especially in France.
However, this spectacle is not guaranteed. Because powerful StormStorm Basically solar energy Northern LightsNorthern Lights Could have made it disappear last week. It should be remembered that comets are mostly icy bodies and that it is common for them to be disintegrated as a result of the upwelling pressure of the gases during their close passes, like ours. SoleilSoleil. But no, he retained our greatest joy.
To see it, all you have to do is have a clear sky (which is certainly not guaranteed at this point) and turn west during the evening pollution hour from 7:30 p.m.
gave shineshine As it falls, the comet will appear just above the horizon, as a bright point decorated with a long faint tail extending upward. It can be seen with the naked eye, but with a pair of binoculars, the spectacle is even more beautiful. To find it more easily, you can bring one. ApplicationApplication MobileMobileor look for the fairly strong glow of Arcturus. Then find the area of the sky to the left of that star.
However, we must not delay: visible in our sky since October 12, the Tsuchinshan-Atlas will gradually decrease in intensity for about ten days, until it disappears.
