The comet will be closest to the sun around Sept. 17 before leaving our solar system.
This image provided by Gianluca Masi shows the comet C/2023 P1 Nishimura and its tail seen from Manciano, Italy, on Sept. 5, 2023. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A newly discovered comet is swinging through our cosmic neighborhood for the first time in more than 400 years.
Italian astronomer Gianluca Masi, founder of the Virtual Telescope Project, said in an email that the next week represents “the last feasible chances” to see the comet from the Northern Hemisphere before it’s lost in the sun’s glare.
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