Use this table to see how the visibility of Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will be affected by the comet’s position, as well as the Sun and Moon.

Have you seen comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS yet? If you haven't yet seen the bright, icy space rock that's traveled from the edge of the solar system, it's not too late. But you need to see it soon.

A rare celestial event is lighting up the night sky this month as Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas makes its closest approach to Earth for the first time in roughly 80,000 years.

The best comet of the year is starting to fade in brightness, but it’s still an easy naked-eye object in the evening sky.

The Hunter's Moon of October 2024 will be the largest full moon of the year thanks to its proximity to Earth. The moon arrived at perigee, its closest point to Earth in its slightly elliptical, or oval-shaped orbit, on the evening of Wednesday (Oct. 16), coming within just 221,938 miles (357,174 kilometers) of our planet.

Discovered by astronomers using China's Tsuchinshan (Purple Mountain) Observatory and South Africa's Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in January 2023, the comet is currently about 57 million miles away from Earth.

Photographers have immortalized Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS and you can, too. But you'd better be quick – it won't be around for much longer

The Tsuchinshan-ATLAS comet was created more than 4 billion years ago when the planets reshuffled and changed the gravitational field in our solar system, according to Rutkowski.

Don't miss the the celestial wonder on spectacular display on Tuesday night—if you do, you'll be waiting a while to see it

The Full Hunter's Moon of October 2024 will join Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS in the night sky on Thursday (Oct. 17), and you can enjoy both with a free livestream courtesy of the Virtual Telescope Project.

October will feature yet another rare celestial treat. Look to the night sky to see the biggest supermoon of the year along with Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS.