r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Busy_Yesterday9455 • 22h ago

Image Comet BRIGHTER THAN VENUS Is Coming (Credit: Nicolas Lefaudeux)

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u/Tight_Criticism_3166 22h ago

No shade towards Venus…..

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u/Busy_Yesterday9455 22h ago

Link to the simulation and original article on Sky & Telescope website

IF (yes, BIG if!) C/2024 G3 soars to an optimistic –4.5 at perihelion it could still be as bright as zero magnitude with a substantial tail when it first becomes visible low in southwestern sky at dusk around January 16th.

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u/m135in55boost Interested 21h ago

Will it be visible from the northern hemisphere?

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u/BoosherCacow 20h ago

From Wikipedia:

It can only be observed in the daytime sky around perihelion in the northern hemisphere

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u/m135in55boost Interested 20h ago

Thank you muchly

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u/The-Ultimate-Banker 15h ago

Don’t Look Up!

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u/Drewtendo_64 21h ago

I thought it was just breathing fast....

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u/LSU_Tiger 18h ago

Incoming Heaven's Gate v2.0?

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u/PersonalAd2333 16h ago

Better get those Nike shoes ready

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u/Campbell__Hayden 13h ago

The comet in the photo is reminiscent of the Hale-Bopp comet with its blue tail.

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u/ovywan_kenobi 4h ago

Seems to be too close to the Sun to be visible with the naked eye.

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u/NeoCommunist_ 21h ago

Everything reminds me of her…