“Comet of the Century” will be bright, with a long tail and visible to the naked eye
Comet Tzuchinshan-ATLAS, known as the “comet of the century”, promises to be brightWith line Very long and probablyvisible to the naked eye in early October.
The director told EFE on Tuesday Astronomical complex of La HitaFaustino Organero, who identified the main characteristics of a star as brightness, the tail of a comet, and the ability to see it without the need for binoculars or a telescope.
“The most interesting thing about this comet is its brightness, which can probably be seen with the naked eye. early October. “It has a very long tail, which makes it even more interesting,” Organero said.
Best day to see a comet
The star, which can be seen in October this month, will take into account 12th one of best moments it will be visible to the naked eye as this is when it is expected to pass closest to Earth.
Although the director of the La Jita astronomical complex claims that the composition of the comet is “more or less the same as the others,” he size And ability it could be seen with the naked eye, leading to it being dubbed the “comet of the century”.
“The name “comet of the century” was given because more over 20 years ago that such a notorious comet does not visit us. Comets constantly visit us, but they are always weak, small, telescopic and do not shine very brightly, but this one promises to be visible to the naked eye,” he noted.
Visible to the naked eye
Likewise, Organero warned that its visibility It will depend on the resistance a comet passing the Sun is something that “not everyone can resist”, although he believes the predictions will come true and it will be easy to observe.
“There are comets that pass a little closer to the Sun, others a little less close, but they are all vulnerable to the tidal forces of the Sun’s gravitational attraction and in this case they are expected to pass it with success and, in addition, it will acquire a lot of shine, and the tail will develop a little, which will be visible to the naked eye, and this is very valuable,” he said.
Regarding its current state, Organero described the comet as “weakin his visualization done yesterday. “Now at dawn, when it gets closer to the sun, you can see it just before the sun rises, but when the sun rises, you cannot see it. When we say that it revolves around the Sun, we will see it at sunset,” he clarified.
Events at the La Hita Astronomical Complex
In addition, he noted that there are “high hopes” for this comet and hopes that it will not “disappoint” since Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will be one of the most notable comets of this century. “Almost 30 years ago we had comets like Hale-Bopp And Hyakutakewhich were impressive. After them, we no longer had a large comet,” he assured.
On the other hand, the La Jita astronomical complex has developed activities that allow you to contemplate the comet on days October 19 and 26 and ran out of places.
Organero was “very pleased” with how the public received the comet’s arrival and encouraged anyone interested in learning more about the astronomical world to take part in the “general purpose” initiatives for all ages run by the Toledo astronomical complex. Don Fadrik’s Villa.