Hello John and Doves,
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
(C/2023 A3) is now naked-eye visible.
People can watch this comet
"with neither religious awe nor fear of existential doom".
Probably a bit premature to
say that.
By Monday, the comet will be
a very small spot for the Northern Hemisphere, but "around
October 12, Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is expected to be visible
again all over the planet."
It is passing through Virgo
(the Virgin), then through Serpens (the Serpent held by
Opiuchus) and then to Opiuchus (the Serpent Bearer) before
eventually, on October 28th, lying just south of the
second-brightest star in the constellation Opiuchus,,
magnitude 2.8 Cebalrai."
"Some are predicting it will
be so bright it could be the "comet of the century."
"This is the first time that
Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will be visible without a telescope in
80,000 years
This comet was
closest to the sun on September 27. It will be closest
to Earth on October 12.
"When To See The
Comet":
Sept 27 - Oct
3 - "It will be visible in the east an
hour before sunrise. This is near the end of the
month of Elul to 1 Tishrei (Rosh Hashanah/Feast of Trumpets,
October 4 - with sighted moon?)
Interesting dates for
this comet.
Pray for the peace of
Jerusalem!
Maranatha!
Chance