Comet Nishimura will approach Earth and the sun next week. Grab some binoculars, leave the glare of city lights and look above the horizon before morning twilight.
A newly discovered comet will be visible at times as it flies by Earth next week. But spotting it will take some know-how. Japanese space photographer Hideo Nishimura first observed Comet Nishimura in early August as he was taking images of the night sky, according to EarthSky.Since then, the celestial object has increased in brightness as it travels through the inner solar system in an orbit around the sun.
For those in the Northern Hemisphere, Chodas recommends finding a clear view of the east-northeast horizon about half an hour before morning twilight. You can use Time and Date to determine when morning twilight, also called civil twilight, occurs in your area. “Each day this week the comet is getting a little closer to the Sun, the time window gets narrower, and the comet gets even closer to the horizon,” he said. “This will not be an easy comet to see, unless you’ve observed comets before.
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