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Uncommon brightening comet observed passing Earth from Hawaii

Uncommon brightening comet observed passing Earth from Hawaii
October 4, 2024



A telescope in Hawaii captured a unprecedented comet because it passes close to Earth. The pictures was once captured on 2 October by way of the Nationwide Astronomical Observatory of Japan’s Subaru-Asahi Superstar Digital camera at the summit of Maunakea. Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was once found out in January 2023 after Tsuchinshan Observatory in China noticed it, which was once later independently detected by way of Nasa’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Final Alert Gadget (ATLAS). Scientists estimate the final time Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS visited our sun device was once 80,000 years in the past.

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