Photos: Once-in-a-lifetime comet shines before it vanishes for 80,000 years
Comet 2023 A3 (Tsuchinsan-ATLAS) is seen glowing in the night sky on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, from Riverview Park in Alton. The comet is about 48 million miles from Earth and is only viewable once every 80,000 years.聽
Comet 2023 A3 (Tsuchinsan-ATLAS) is seen glowing in the night sky on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, from Riverview Park in Alton. The comet is about 48 million miles from Earth and is only viewable once every 80,000 years.
Amateur astronomer Tyler Toenyes, from Alton, adjusts his telescope to focus on Comet 2023 A3 (Tsuchinsan-ATLAS) on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, from Riverview Park in Alton. The distant comet is viewable once every 80,000 years and will become increasingly difficult to see as it travels farther from the Sun.
Comet 2023 A3 (Tsuchinsan-ATLAS) is visible setting over a tree and the Mississippi River on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, from Riverview Park in Alton. NASA estimates that the comet is 48 million miles from Earth and is visible once every 80,000 years.
Comet 2023 A3 (Tsuchinsan-ATLAS) is seen setting over the Mississippi River looking west on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, from Riverview Park in Alton. NASA estimates that the comet is 48 million miles from Earth and is visible once every 80,000 years.
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