See comet tonight

Can you see a comet soaring across the night sky?

Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists. Now is your once-in-a-lifetime chance to view one spectacular comet soaring across the night sky. Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas, also known as comet A3, is potentially visible across the U.S. through Oct. 24.

Can you see a comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas?

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS — also called comet A3 and C/2023 A3 – is no longer a naked-eye object, it’s visible this week in a dark, moonless night sky. That makes it possible to see it with the Milky Way, which is just visible in the west after sunset if you’re in a dark sky destination.

Where can I find a comet?

Find the bright planet Venus and the bright star Arcturus; the comet will be just above halfway along an imaginary line drawn between them. The comet will be roughly two fists to the upper right of Venus (if seen from the northern U.S.) or to the right of Venus (if seen from the southern U.S.), according to Sky & Telescope.

What does a comet look like at night?

“As twilight turns to night, the comet will remain in view, its long, straight tail pointing up from the horizon,” it adds. Tonight sees the comet move from the constellation Virgo into Serpens, a small and indistinct shape of eight stars that resemble a snake.

What is the brightest comet of the last 13 years?

A family looks in awe as the Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas, the C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas comet, the ... [+] brightest comet of the last 13 years appears on the night sky just after sunset on the outskirts of Abaujvar, Hungary on October 15, 2024. (Photo by Robert Nemeti/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Can you see a comet at night twilight?

Those hoping to see the comet have a fair chance of spotting it in the next few days. It can be glimpsed at evening twilight, meaning the 25 minutes after sunset, on Thursday and Friday, October 10 and 11, per Space.com ’s Joe Rao.