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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS visible over Philippine skies
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, also known as the “Comet of the Year,” was visible from the Philippines on Sunday evening.
State weather bureau PAGASA earlier estimated Tshuchinshan-ATLAS to have a visual magnitude of 2.8. It will be visible from the middle until the end of the month, while traversing from the Sextans to the Ophiuchus constellation.
Meanwhile, NASA said the comet will be most visible to the naked eye until October 24, 2024. It was earlier expected to come within an estimated 70 million kilometers of Earth.
According to non-profit youth organization Earth Shaker PH, the comet was visible to the naked eye 30 to 45 minutes after sunset on October 13, even from areas with significant light pollution but this would be harder to spot in areas with bright artificial lights.
“The comet’s brightness will gradually decrease each day as it moves further from the sun and exits our solar system,” the organization said in a post on its X account.
LOOK UP: BRIGHT COMET TONIGHT??#AstroShaker | Narito ang positions ng Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3) mula Oct. 13 hanggang 31.
— Earth Shaker PH (@earthshakerph) October 13, 2024
Maaari na itong makita 30-45 mins. pagkatapos lumubog ang araw simula ngayong gabi sa mababang bahagi ng WEST ???? at aangat nang kaunti kada araw. pic.twitter.com/yLLZTH0KMs
The organization also shared photos shared by netizens as seen from the Manila Bay on Sunday evening.
ANG GANDA NG COMET! ??
— Earth Shaker PH (@earthshakerph) October 13, 2024
Naked eye view ng Comet C/2023 A3 sa Manila Bay ngayong gabi, kuha gamit ang iPhone 13 ni Shane Carlo Briones Llemit.
Ayon sa kanya, sobrang linaw ng comet pati ang buntot nito! ????
Good news, makikita pa rin ito bukas!
1/2 pic.twitter.com/Hxbxt7sCO8
Believed to have been traveling for millions of years towards the center of the solar system, Tshuchinshan-ATLAS was named after the Chinese observatory and the South African program which first detected it last year. — Jon Viktor D. Cabuenas/BM, GMA Integrated News
