Explanation:
The new comet has passed its closest to the Sun and is now moving closer to the Earth.
C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) is currently moving out from inside the orbit of
Venus and on track to
pass its nearest to the
Earth in about two weeks.
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS,
pronounced “Choo-cheen-shahn At-less,”, is near naked-eye
visibility and easily picked up by long-exposure cameras.
The comet can also now be found by observers in
Earth’s northern hemisphere as well as the south.
The featured image was captured just a few days ago above
Zacatecas,
Mexico.
Because clouds were obscuring much of the pre-dawn sky,
the astrophotographer released a
drone to take pictures from higher up,
several of which were later merged to enhance the comet’s visibility.
Although the future brightness of comets is
hard to predict, there is increasing hope that
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
will further brighten as it enters the early evening sky.
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240930.html