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#11665887

14 October 2024

The comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3) is seen over the mountains of the Calabria region from the viewpoint of Torre Uluzzo, near Lecce, Italy, on October 14, 2024. The comet's coma, or head, measures around 80,000 miles (130,000 kilometers) in diameter, with a tail extending 11 million miles (18 million kilometers). It is not expected to return for another 80,000 years.

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#11663073

13 October 2024

The comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3) is seen over Torre Squillace, near Lecce, Italy, on October 13, 2024. The comet's coma, or head, measures around 130,000 miles (209,000 kilometers) in diameter, with a tail extending 18 million miles (29 million kilometers). It is not expected to return for another 80,000 years.

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#11663072

13 October 2024

The comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3) is seen over Torre Squillace, near Lecce, Italy, on October 13, 2024. The comet's coma, or head, measures around 130,000 miles (209,000 kilometers) in diameter, with a tail extending 18 million miles (29 million kilometers). It is not expected to return for another 80,000 years.

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#11663071

13 October 2024

The comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3) is seen over Torre Squillace, near Lecce, Italy, on October 13, 2024. The comet's coma, or head, measures around 130,000 miles (209,000 kilometers) in diameter, with a tail extending 18 million miles (29 million kilometers). It is not expected to return for another 80,000 years.

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#11663070

13 October 2024

The comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3) is seen over Torre Squillace, near Lecce, Italy, on October 13, 2024. The comet's coma, or head, measures around 130,000 miles (209,000 kilometers) in diameter, with a tail extending 18 million miles (29 million kilometers). It is not expected to return for another 80,000 years.

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#11663068

13 October 2024

The comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3) is seen over Torre Squillace, near Lecce, Italy, on October 13, 2024. The comet's coma, or head, measures around 130,000 miles (209,000 kilometers) in diameter, with a tail extending 18 million miles (29 million kilometers). It is not expected to return for another 80,000 years.

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#11625983

1 October 2024

C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) comet is seen before sunrise in Calascio, Italy, on October 1st, 2024. ''The Century Comet'' C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is a newly discovered comet, first observed in January 2023 by the Tsuchinshan Observatory and the ATLAS project.

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#11615270

28 September 2024

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) appears in the sky over Molfetta, Italy, on September 28, 2024, before dawn around 6:00 AM. On September 27, 2024, comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) reaches perihelion, the point of maximum approach to the Sun. Comet C/2023 A3 is discovered on January 9, 2023, by the Purple Mountain Observatory in China and independently detected by the ATLAS tracking system in South Africa on February 22, 2023. This comet attracts the attention of the scientific community due to its orbital characteristics and potential high luminosity, classifying it as a possible Great Comet.

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#11615271

28 September 2024

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) appears in the sky over Molfetta, Italy, on September 28, 2024, before dawn around 6:00 AM. On September 27, 2024, comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) reaches perihelion, the point of maximum approach to the Sun. Comet C/2023 A3 is discovered on January 9, 2023, by the Purple Mountain Observatory in China and independently detected by the ATLAS tracking system in South Africa on February 22, 2023. This comet attracts the attention of the scientific community due to its orbital characteristics and potential high luminosity, classifying it as a possible Great Comet.

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#11615272

28 September 2024

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) appears in the sky over Molfetta, Italy, on September 28, 2024, before dawn around 6:00 AM. On September 27, 2024, comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) reaches perihelion, the point of maximum approach to the Sun. Comet C/2023 A3 is discovered on January 9, 2023, by the Purple Mountain Observatory in China and independently detected by the ATLAS tracking system in South Africa on February 22, 2023. This comet attracts the attention of the scientific community due to its orbital characteristics and potential high luminosity, classifying it as a possible Great Comet.

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#11615273

28 September 2024

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) appears in the sky over Molfetta, Italy, on September 28, 2024, before dawn around 6:00 AM. On September 27, 2024, comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) reaches perihelion, the point of maximum approach to the Sun. Comet C/2023 A3 is discovered on January 9, 2023, by the Purple Mountain Observatory in China and independently detected by the ATLAS tracking system in South Africa on February 22, 2023. This comet attracts the attention of the scientific community due to its orbital characteristics and potential high luminosity, classifying it as a possible Great Comet.

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#11615274

28 September 2024

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) appears in the sky over Molfetta, Italy, on September 28, 2024, before dawn around 6:00 AM. On September 27, 2024, comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) reaches perihelion, the point of maximum approach to the Sun. Comet C/2023 A3 is discovered on January 9, 2023, by the Purple Mountain Observatory in China and independently detected by the ATLAS tracking system in South Africa on February 22, 2023. This comet attracts the attention of the scientific community due to its orbital characteristics and potential high luminosity, classifying it as a possible Great Comet.

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#11615275

28 September 2024

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) appears in the sky over Molfetta, Italy, on September 28, 2024, before dawn around 6:00 AM. On September 27, 2024, comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) reaches perihelion, the point of maximum approach to the Sun. Comet C/2023 A3 is discovered on January 9, 2023, by the Purple Mountain Observatory in China and independently detected by the ATLAS tracking system in South Africa on February 22, 2023. This comet attracts the attention of the scientific community due to its orbital characteristics and potential high luminosity, classifying it as a possible Great Comet.

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#11615276

28 September 2024

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) appears in the sky over Molfetta, Italy, on September 28, 2024, before dawn around 6:00 AM. On September 27, 2024, comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) reaches perihelion, the point of maximum approach to the Sun. Comet C/2023 A3 is discovered on January 9, 2023, by the Purple Mountain Observatory in China and independently detected by the ATLAS tracking system in South Africa on February 22, 2023. This comet attracts the attention of the scientific community due to its orbital characteristics and potential high luminosity, classifying it as a possible Great Comet.

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#11615277

28 September 2024

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) appears in the sky over Molfetta, Italy, on September 28, 2024, before dawn around 6:00 AM. On September 27, 2024, comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) reaches perihelion, the point of maximum approach to the Sun. Comet C/2023 A3 is discovered on January 9, 2023, by the Purple Mountain Observatory in China and independently detected by the ATLAS tracking system in South Africa on February 22, 2023. This comet attracts the attention of the scientific community due to its orbital characteristics and potential high luminosity, classifying it as a possible Great Comet.

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