{"id":65065,"date":"2024-10-31T10:11:22","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T10:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/5fb8ad9f-4d3d-48cf-80a2-2df5f7fbac44"},"modified":"2024-10-31T10:39:36","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T10:39:36","slug":"what-we-can-expect-from-comet-c-2023-a3-tsuchinshan-atlas-in-november-2024","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/rss_feed\/what-we-can-expect-from-comet-c-2023-a3-tsuchinshan-atlas-in-november-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"What we can expect from Comet C\/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS in November 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Pete Lawrence\n      <\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 31 October 2024 at 10:11 AM<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html> <head\/> <body> <p>Last month was the big one for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyatnightmagazine.com\/advice\/comet-c-2023-a3-tsuchinshan-atlas\">C\/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan\u2013ATLAS<\/a>, the comet appearing in the post-sunset sky after its closest encounter with the Sun, but it will still be visible in November 2024.<\/p> <p>Everything went to plan and Comet A3 was a naked-eye object from mid-October.<\/p> <figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"> <div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Comet A3, meteor showers and Solar System moons. What's in the night sky, November 2024\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W1dEEA-Zr9E?start=1126&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/> <\/div> <\/figure> <p>It didn\u2019t evaporate into a cloud of dust, as was the case for the much-hyped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyatnightmagazine.com\/astrophotography\/comets\/c-2012-s1-ison\">C\/2012 S1 ISON<\/a> back in 2013<\/p> <p>So in November 2024, comet C\/2023 A3 will be in a good position for observing as it appears to track eastwards above the west-southwest horizon.\u00a0<\/p> <p><strong><em>Read our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyatnightmagazine.com\/space-science\/beginners-guide-comet-c-2023-a3\">comet A3 beginner&#8217;s guide<\/a>, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyatnightmagazine.com\/astrophotography\/images-of-comet-c-2023-a3-tsuchinshan-atlas\">best comet A3 images<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p> <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-lightbox\">  <figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> Credit: Pete Lawrence <\/figcaption> <\/figure> <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Where to find Comet A3 in November<\/strong><\/h2> <p>During November 2024, comet C\/2023 A3 moves from a location off the eastern shoulder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyatnightmagazine.com\/advice\/ophiuchus-constellation\">Ophiuchus<\/a>, beginning near the V-shaped asterism known as Poniatowski\u2019s Bull and heading towards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyatnightmagazine.com\/advice\/constellation-aquila\">Aquila<\/a> the Eagle.<\/p> <p>It ends the month tucked under the eagle\u2019s western wing.<\/p> <p>You might associate Aquila more with summer and you\u2019d be right, but the increased length of darkness at this time of year keeps the constellation conveniently visible throughout the whole of November.<\/p> <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"857\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/10\/Abhijit-Patil.jpg\" alt=\"Comet C\/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) captured by Abhijit Patil over Big Sur, California, USA, 12 October 2024. Equipment: Nikon Z6ii(Astromodded) camera, Tamron 70-200mm lens, f\/2.8. Kolari Vision - UV\/IR cut Ha bandpass filter. Exposure: Single shot, comet tracked at f\/3.2, 10sec, ISO400, 200mm. Processed in Lightroom and Photoshop\" class=\"wp-image-163281\"\/> <figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> Comet C\/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) captured by Abhijit Patil over Big Sur, California, USA, 12 October 2024. <\/figcaption> <\/figure> <p>Comet C\/2023 A3 will be fading throughout November and is expected to appear with an integrated magnitude of +6.0 on 1 November, fading to a predicted magnitude of +9.3 by the month\u2019s end.<\/p> <p>At this level of brightness, it remains viable for binoculars until mid-month; small telescopes will keep it in view all month long.<\/p> <p>As it heads east during November, the comet passes into the band of the Milky Way, being near to open clusters IC 4665 in late October and IC 4756, together with NGC 6633, in the first half of November.<\/p> <p>At the end of the month, it\u2019s near cluster NGC 6755.\u00a0<\/p> <p><strong><em>If you observe or photograph the comet in November 2024, let us know! Email <a href=\"mailto:contactus@skyatnightmagazine.com\">contactus@skyatnightmagazine.com<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Pete Lawrence Published: Thursday, 31 October 2024 at 10:11 AM Last month was the big one for C\/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan\u2013ATLAS, the comet appearing in the post-sunset sky after its closest encounter with the Sun, but it will still be visible in November 2024. 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