The images from the southern hemisphere were so promising that amateur astronomers in this country have been looking for the tail of the comet “C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan Atlas” for the past few days. The impressively long tail could possibly have been visible low on the horizon the previous week before the comet should show itself in all its glory at dusk from Saturday, October 12th – provided the weather cooperates. However, it doesn’t look like it everywhere, at least at the weekend.
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Comet over the Traunstein
Some people even thought they had spotted the comet in the sky over Upper Austria. A couple from Altmünster contacted the OÖN on Thursday with a picture of the alleged comet over the Traunstein. But it was a mistake, says an expert to OÖN. “This is definitely not a comet, but an airplane with a short contrail trail,” says Erwin Filimon, chairman of the Salzkammergut Astronomical Working Group. He wasn’t expecting the comet until Friday at the earliest.
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Source: Nachrichten
