Any Comet C/2023 A3 Sightings?

[5150]

It's naked eye viewable now in Central Kentucky, even with a ton of light pollution. Should get better the next few weeks. Image from iPhone 16 Pro, 10 second exposure.

 

[Romans9]

My wife may have saw that last night.
She asked me what that light was in the sky and I said probably the mother ship waiting to attack.

 

[Kachina26]

How fast does it move? I may have seen it out camping last week. It went by quickly, so I figured it was a meteorite, but it had a wide tail like your picture.

 

[Wizard29]

A little longer exposure, so the brightness is higher, but it shows the comet well.

 

[DarkHorseRacing]

Maximum overdrive just kicked off this week, related??

Gotta keep my eye out for that evil MF semi.

 

[5150]

How fast does it move? I may have seen it out camping last week. It went by quickly, so I figured it was a meteorite, but it had a wide tail like your picture.

It is moving but stationary night to night. It's so far away that our eyes can't detect the movement.

 

[5150]

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A little longer exposure, so the brightness is higher, but it shows the comet well.

You captured the anti-tail in the second image! WOW, that's an impressive shot!!

 

[Backlash]

Is this going to be visible again tonight??

 

[JayBreww]

Wish I knew.
Was visiting near Lexington this weekend.

 

[Kachina26]

Is this going to be visible again tonight??

https://www.npr.org/2024/10/10/nx-s1-5148895/how-to-see-comet-c-2023-a3-tsuchinshan-atlas

 

[lenmann]

From Dove Springs last night. We were sitting around after a day of riding and one of the ladies asked what the hell is that?

 

[calkid]

How fast does it move? I may have seen it out camping last week. It went by quickly, so I figured it was a meteorite, but it had a wide tail like your picture.

It's nothing like a "shooting star". From the time it's first visible to the naked eye you have about a twenty minute view time. That's actually +\- from where you are.
Tonight should be pretty good. Watch the sun set and the comet will more or less follow it's path after sunset.

 

[Wizard29]

Starting to become visible now if you are in a less light-polluted area.

 

[DarkHorseRacing]

Dang im up in the Mountains and Night Sky says I should see it and I don't.

 

[azsunfun]

Just watched heading due west southern az, CA should see it now.

 

[DarkHorseRacing]

I'm wondering if being up in the mountains I'm too high to see down towards the horizon (at least where I live and the view to the west off my deck) so I'm not seeing it. Night Sky says it should be right in front of my face but nada.

 

[90 Laveycraft]

Central calif...notta

 

[Wizard29]

Maybe a better one tonight...

 

[azsunfun]

Central calif...notta

Daughter just sent this from el dorado hills.

 

[Backlash]

Thank you for posting pics. Being so close to the hills east of L.A., I can't see anything.

 

[4Waters]

Thank you for posting pics. Being so close to the hills east of L.A., I can't see anything.

Same here, might drive towards the coast tomorrow and maybe get dinner as well

 

[Ziggy]

Overcast here for me. 6 miles from beach.
Is it more on the western horizon?

 

[rivrrts429]

Same here, might drive towards the coast tomorrow and maybe get dinner as well

Shit, it’s gonna burn out now that you do that

 

[4Waters]

Shit, it’s gonna burn out now that you do that

I was waiting for someone to say this

 

[mash on it]

Seen it tonight, by the time I got the binoculars out, and got the wife, it was gone.
Maybe tomorrow night.

Dan'l

 

[Dr Rob]

Seen it tonight, by the time I got the binoculars out, and got the wife, it was gone.
Maybe tomorrow night.

Dan'l

from Williams Arizona last night.

 

[caribbean20]

The comet from Manhattan Beach, my son took it.
. . . and greetings from Rome, from the Mrs. and me.

 

[Hava-Schiada]

Slightly visible from Havasu the other nght.

 

[HNL2LHC]

Same here, might drive towards the coast tomorrow and maybe get dinner as well

Great it will definitely not be visible then for sure. You got some bad juju
lurking in yoRe blood.

 

[sintax]

this was grabbed from Pirates last week

 

[Havalife]

This was on the 13th

 

[Havalife]

This was the 14th

 

[calkid]

Taken with my galaxy S23 plus. Had to use night mode but got it!