How to View Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)!

[@iceglazed947]

I saw it on Wednesday in India, Kerala. Me and my friends had randomly decided to go to the place where the water tank of our college was situated and I saw this white tiny dot passing and I showed it to my friends. Then, we didn't know what it actually was but now we got to k ow it. Super happy and excited that we got to see a comet for the first time ever. That too coincidently.

[@perlman-t2g]

I remember steeping outside my house in the late 1990's and was awed by the hale bopp comet. It was clear and bright and so easy to find and I live in a big NE city. This looks like it won't even come close to that amazing comet named hale bopp.

[@jimcabezola3051]

Wow! It's gratifying to know Celestron is STILL innovating. My 1981-vintage Celestron C8 is STILL plugging away. As with everyone, I look with envy at the ways to MOUNT my old scope to make it more useful. However...it's been my computers and astronomical software that have been my observing partners over the years. In fact...a new mount can wait....😆🤣

[@DylanODonnell]

You did better than me on the pronunciation Lance :)

[@StarWarsJay]

Skyfari is really good. I found Neowise with it and I live in a city (London).

[@ObservaDome]

🌠Thanks Lance, Got My Celestron Gear Ready🌠

[@Ben_the_Ignorant]

When showing things to non-stargazers, aim at you target. Then lower the binocular vertically, and see what landmark you hit at the horizon. At that point all you have to do is tell your friend, hey, look at that tree or that chimney, and raise the binocular vertically, slow, till you see your target.

[@ronconovoa7566]

thank you for your information very very great info

[@crafting02]

Waiting with my 130 SLT!

[@Tony_chicali]

I just saw in So Cal, outside of town, around 7 pm, Oct 13

[@Steaphany]

I do not have a phone, so what web or pc tools do you offer ?

[@jingnanyi]

Right now it's still close to the sun, so just above the sun's twilight glow when looking west at sunset.

[@FullSenderson]

It’s time to update your app to work with the native resolution of iPhones. At a certain point Apple will just remove it from the App Store and we will lose a key functionality of our telescopes. Come on Celestron!

[@PCWarriorTV]

Its apple they are so overwhelming overrated. Androids are far more better they are more advanced phones more customizable features samsung makes the best phones on planet Earth they don't restrict the software license like Apple does so that's main reason why it's difficult to move software to iPhone, companies have to jump thru hoops to make their apps work on ios vs Android. Companies don't have the Apple license to deal with so on Android apps will always work better. My best advice just stay away from iphones they don't change anyway they always release a new phone every year that looks identical to the the previous they don't change anything just add a feature or two with no customizable options of course.

[@FullSenderson]

@@PCWarriorTVCool story.

[@Chasingthemilk]

🤘🤘🤘

[@Indoraptor20467]

16 Oct is my birthday what a great gift given by God

[@margaretpayne3132]

I don't use apps on my phone. Did you mention where to look, and when without the app?

[@philthompson22]

Close to the horizon, nearly directly west, just after sunset. It'll only be 5 degrees above the Sun (a couple fingers' width on your outstretched arm) on the 11th, and a bit higher than that each night afterwards (but it will get more dim).

[@perlman-t2g]

@@philthompson22 Thank you for the trimmed down version.

[@goodwolf152]

Do we know if it will be in the southern sky, northern sky, etc. (from Northern hemisphere)? Or is it unknown and could be anywhere?

[@Anonymous-8080]

It'll be on both of the hemispheres

[@theguyinthenorthwest2571]

It'll be in the Western sky in the Northern Hemisphere very close to where the sun goes down.

[@PatriciaMontoya-j9t]

❤

[@donalddday7741]

in Quartzsite Az and look in the am and pm and every day for the last 8 days and have not seen it just like the last 5 or 6 ones that had so much hype and nothing

[@theseasonedveteran]

Hoping i can see it from Red Rock AZ!

[@mgman6000]

It's at mag -3.3 now.shouldn't be hard to find at all

[@d3ad.4gain]

Yeah the live sky tells me -3.3 but Stellarium says 2.5 so- I’m wondering

[@mgman6000]

@d3ad.4gain I just saw that the strong CME heading our way could rip the tail off the comet I hope that is wrong

[@d3ad.4gain]

@@mgman6000 yeah same that would suck a lot

[@d3ad.4gain]

@@mgman6000 bro the cobs site was updated, dropped from -4.9 on the coronagraph to -2.5 I believe with x80 binoculars. The coma also dropped from 37’ to 20’ so hopefully by the time it shows it’ll be back again :(

[@ronconovoa7566]

as this time that app want some money it is not working it is locked

[@alexshatner3907]

I thought Tsuchinshan- originated in China

[@Ben_the_Ignorant]

16x70

[@chrisjames_2025]

Just say, Look on this area and end it. Jeez. Thumbs down