The awesome comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) captured on Feb 6th from South Africa. The comet made its closest approach to the Sun on Jan 20th and is now emerging in the evening sky just after sunset. The comet is 99 million miles away and near its peak brightness. It’s quite bright at magnitude 6.9 and should be easy to see with binoculars. Unfortunately, it’s only visible from the Southern Hemisphere right now. The timelapse shows its movement over two hours The Moon is no longer interfering which
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The awesome comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) captured on Feb 6th from South Africa. The comet made its closest approach to the Sun on Jan 20th and is now emerging in the evening sky just after sunset. The comet is 99 million miles away and near its peak brightness. It’s quite bright at magnitude 6.9 and should be easy to see with binoculars. Unfortunately, it’s only visible from the Southern Hemisphere right now. The timelapse shows its movement over two hours The Moon is no longer interfering which
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