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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS made a guest appearance in the night sky as it came within 44 million miles of our homeworld last week, and it is dazzling astronomers and novice skywatchers alike.
Stargazers got their best view of the comet on Tuesday, Oct. 15, but it will remain visible with the unaided eye through the end of the month as it rises higher and higher in the night sky until it is gone, according to NASA.
The comet won't make another pass of Earth for another 80,000 years.
The best time to see it is around 45 minutes after sunset, NASA noted.
The Astronomical Society of Greenwich hosted a comet viewing event earlier this week at the Bowman Observatory.
The observatory is located on the ground of the Julian Curtiss School at 180 E Elm St., near the intersection of Milbank Avenue.
While they won't have another viewing party for Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, the Astronomical Society of Greenwich hosts free viewing events during the fall and winter on the first and third Wednesdays of the month from 7 until 9 p.m. that are open to the public.
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