Skies will begin to clear Monday evening over the Boston area, offering another chance to see a comet in the western sky.The comet is known as C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan–ATLAS and it is making its first documented flyby of our planet, according to NASA.”You might want to look up to the sky, in particular the western sky,” said StormTeam 5 meteorologist Kelly Ann Cicalese. The best time for viewing is about one hour after sunset. It will be visible to the naked eye.”The next viewing is not for another 80,000 years so this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” Cicalese said. Several WCVB viewers have already shared their photos of Comet A3 on recent nights:
Skies will begin to clear Monday evening over the Boston area, offering another chance to see a comet in the western sky.
The comet is known as C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan–ATLAS and it is making its first documented flyby of our planet, according to NASA.
“You might want to look up to the sky, in particular the western sky,” said StormTeam 5 meteorologist Kelly Ann Cicalese.
The best time for viewing is about one hour after sunset. It will be visible to the naked eye.
“The next viewing is not for another 80,000 years so this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” Cicalese said.
Several WCVB viewers have already shared their photos of Comet A3 on recent nights:
