25 Mesmerizing and Fun Photos of the Tsuchinshan-Atlas Comet In Action

Daniel Bonfiglio Published 10/17/2024 in wow

A "once in a lifetime" sight.

Over the past month, people around the world have been observing the C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) comet, which passed within 44 million miles of Earth on October 12th. The comet was discovered in 2023, and people in the northern hemisphere have been observing it since October 8th. Those in the southern hemisphere were lucky enough to see it in late September.

While scientists initially estimated that Atlas has an orbit of 80,000 years, new data suggests it isn't orbiting anything at all, and will progress out of our solar system after this pass by.

So get your cameras out, because this is the only time you, or any of your future bloodline will ever see the Atlas comet.

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Comet and a wildfire.
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A ketch at anchor outside of Syracuse on the Sicilian coast.
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“The tail is so long that it barely fits in the field of view of a 135 mm lens.” By Yuri Beletsky.
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By Yuri Beletsky.
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Bioluminescent waves and the comet over Malibu.
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“Comet rises up over the horizon just before orbital sunrise with aurora streaking by.” From astronaut Matthew Dominick.
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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS near Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
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Comet over Bludenz, Austria.
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Atlas Comet and Venus from 36,000 ft.
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Over southern Oregon.
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Comet A3 over Nebraska.
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Mushroom Rock State Park in Ellsworth County, by Kevin Beagley.
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The Tsuchinshan-Atlas comet from the Oklahoma-Texas line.
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Photo from a timelapse.
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Palm Bay, Florida.
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Bazaar Cattle Pens, by Dan Hughes. Kansas.
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Comet over the Hill Country in Austin.
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Bird City Kansas, by Clayton Janicke.
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Taken near Lake Hamilton.
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Smith County Kansas.
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Comet and a wildfire.
3.
A ketch at anchor outside of Syracuse on the Sicilian coast.
4.
“The tail is so long that it barely fits in the field of view of a 135 mm lens.” By Yuri Beletsky.
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By Yuri Beletsky.
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Bioluminescent waves and the comet over Malibu.
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“Comet rises up over the horizon just before orbital sunrise with aurora streaking by.” From astronaut Matthew Dominick.
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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS near Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
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Comet over Bludenz, Austria.
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Atlas Comet and Venus from 36,000 ft.
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Over southern Oregon.
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Comet A3 over Nebraska.
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Mushroom Rock State Park in Ellsworth County, by Kevin Beagley.
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The Tsuchinshan-Atlas comet from the Oklahoma-Texas line.
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Photo from a timelapse.
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Palm Bay, Florida.
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Bazaar Cattle Pens, by Dan Hughes. Kansas.
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Comet over the Hill Country in Austin.
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Bird City Kansas, by Clayton Janicke.
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Taken near Lake Hamilton.
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Smith County Kansas.
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