bet on red Comet sightings this week will be back…after 80,000 years – Pagasa

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS passing through Philippine skies this week will not return for another 80,000 years, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Wednesday. (Photo from Pagasa/Facebook)

MANILA, Philippines — The Tsuchinshan-ATLAS  comet passing through the night sky this week will not return for another 80,000 years, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Wednesday.

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“Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is currently passing through our night sky this week! Look towards the western sky after sunset (around 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.) to spot it!” Pagasa said in a Facebook post. 

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“You won’t get another chance for a long, long time. This comet won’t be back for another 80,000 years,” it added. 

A number of netizens posted their photos of the comet.

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Some of them caught a glimpse of the comet from Monday to Wednesday across different parts of the country.

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The European Space Agency (ESA) reported that a one-meter asteroid lit up Luzon skies last month.

ESA said that the asteroid named 2024 RW1 caused a “harmless” but “spectacular fireball.”

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