LIVE | Italy’s Celestial Show: Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Makes Historic Flyby | Closest to Earth
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Witness a once-in-80,000-years celestial spectacle as Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS makes its closest approach to Earth, dazzling the skies over Italy. Discovered in 2023 and named after the Chinese and South African observatories that first spotted it, this cosmic wanderer is now visible to the naked eye, with peak brightness expected from October 9-12. Originating from the distant Oort Cloud, Tsuchinshan-ATLAS may reach a stunning magnitude of -5, making it one of the brightest comets in the Northern Hemisphere in the last century. Italy's dark skies provide the perfect backdrop for this rare event, as the comet's icy nucleus and expansive dust and gas tail illuminate the night. Don't miss this fleeting opportunity to observe a visitor from the outer reaches of our solar system before it departs on its 80,000-year journey.

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