Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter and experienced stargazer who covers the night sky, astro-tourism, the northern lights and space exploration. He received the 2023 Popular Media Award from the American Astronomical Society's Solar Physics Division and is the author of A Stargazing Program for Beginners. Writing for Forbes.
The night sky is enduring, so vast it’s timeless on a human scale, and so empty that decades can go by without much seeming to chance. Sometimes, however, a lot happens all at once — and that’s exactly what’s going on this coming week.
In the space of just a few short days and nights, Earthlings will be treated to a plethora of events and observing opportunities including that rarest of occasions — a bright comet — a solar eclipse and even strong aurora. There’s even a new “mini moon” in orbit.Have you seen Comet A3 yet? Also known as Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS , it’s expected to get bright enough to see with the naked eye after sunset from the Northern Hemisphere around Oct.
Coming up this week are some excellent viewing opportunities as the crescent moon drifts close to it. Here’s when and where to look — and what you’ll see:look east an hour before sunrise to see comet A3 shine to the lower-right of a 5%-lit waning crescent moon.look east an hour before sunrise to see comet A3 on the right and a 1.5%-lit crescent moon on the left.look east an hour before sunrise to see comet A3 shine alone in a dark sky, with bright star Regulus above.
However, this will be no rival to our real moon. At just 11 meters in diameter, it will be visible only to large professional 30-inch telescopes.You may take next weekend as a break from early morning comet-viewing, but there will be two opportunities to see a waxing crescent mon shine close to the brightening planet Venus in post-sunset skies. Look west, first on Saturday, Oct. 5 to see a 6%-lit crescent moon about three degrees below and to the left of Venus. On Sunday, Oct.
At equinox, Earth’s axis is side-on to the sun. The magnetic fields of Earth and the solar wind are also briefly aligned, states theOur community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas and facts in a safe space.
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