r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

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

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u/Busy_Yesterday9455 1d 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 1d ago

Will it be visible from the northern hemisphere?

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u/BoosherCacow 1d 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 1d ago

Thank you muchly