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"Comet of the century" will be visible for first time in 80,000 years. Here's how to glimpse it
Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas will make a pass close to the Sun throughout late September and October. Don't miss it
"It should be bright enough to see with the naked eye, kind of starting today through early next week before it gets too close to the Sun," Moskovitz told Salon. "It'll be visible as a very early morning comet. So you have to get up right before sunrise for maybe an hour or so, and look off to the eastern horizon. You need to be able to see a good vantage all the way to the eastern horizon. And again, about an hour before sunrise, you may be able to see it."
This will be helpful throughout the weekend, but by Monday folks in the northern hemisphere will not be able to easily spot Tsuchinshan-ATLAS again for the next few days. The good news for them is that, around Oct. 12, Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is expected to be visible again all over the planet.