Next October, the skies of the Emirates and the entire population of the Earth will witness the brightest comet of 2024 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3) Which can be seen with the naked eye, knowing that it currently passes between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter and can only be viewed through a telescope.
Ibrahim Al Jarwan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Astronomical Society and member of the Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences, said: “This comet was called the ‘Comet of the Year’ and he expected it to increase in brightness and to appear with a tail, which means that by its passage during the fall it may shine brighter in the Earth’s night sky than many others.” Of the stars, people in the Emirates will be able to observe it, and during the period from October 8 to 14, it may sometimes be as bright as the luminous planet Venus in the night sky, which makes it visible to the naked eye. It will be at its closest location to the sun on October 10, and is easily visible in the northern hemisphere. The southern hemisphere will be visible immediately after sunset.
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