there Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas And Ready to host a show In all its glory: The October 12 In fact it will reach Minimum distance from Earthequal to 71 million kilometers. So it is The naked eye can see At sunset, Looking west.
“The crowd promises to be really good“, astrophysicist Gianluca Masi, head of the Virtual Telescope, told ANSA. After reaching its closest point to the Sun, C/2023 A3 is preparing to become Tsuchinshan-Atlas. Visible at sunsetto A few minutes But with aExcellent brightness.
“These days, especially on October 12th, we expect that to be the case It is easy to see even with the naked eye. Of course it will And it's better to be in places with few disturbancesBut you have to see it from practically everywhere, the important thing There are no obstacles on the horizon Towards the setting sun”, Masi added.
On October 12, the comet has already passed the minimum distance from Earth Along the road that leads to moving further and further away from the sun. So it will be Ever higher on the horizon But at the same time (precisely because of the greater distance from the Sun) Tends to gradually weaken.
We add one to this The Moon is increasingly massiveIt will be October 17 in full. Those who want to follow the show with expert commentary can follow the live streaming of the virtual telescope, which will start at 7.00 pm with the robotic telescopes installed in Manciano (Croceto). For clear stargazing in Peninsular Italy.
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