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A green comet visible to the naked eye flies towards Earth

  • August 26, 2023
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Mysterious green comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura) is flying towards Earth. It is named after the Japanese astronomer Hideo Nishimura, who first discovered it in early August. The space


Mysterious green comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura) is flying towards Earth. It is named after the Japanese astronomer Hideo Nishimura, who first discovered it in early August. The space object will be clearly visible from our planet on September 7. After that it will become more and more evident within 10 days.

“The comet is getting brighter every night. Scientists say it is still visible with amateur telescopes even now.

It will reach its highest luminosity on September 17 and reach the minimum distance from Earth (34 million kilometers). On this day in good conditions and clear weather, earthlings will be able to see it even with the naked eye.

Best to watch before dawn. The directions are as follows: From the end of August to the beginning of September, the comet will pass through the zodiac constellations Gemini and Cancer, pass through the constellation Leo in mid-September, and will be in Virgo in the second half of the month.

Given the unpredictability of comets, it’s impossible to predict Nishimura’s degree of visibility to the naked eye in September, but there’s a chance it will happen. Approaching the Sun, the comet evaporates and a very bright tail of gas and dust begins to grow. It is stated that the comet will visit us only once. Soon the Sun will push it out of its system. Source

Source: Port Altele

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