Saturday, October 24, 2020

New Bright Comet Atlas C/2020 M3

After the great comet Neowise C/2020 F3 this summer there is now good news. We will be seeing again a bright Comet, Atlas C/2020 M3. Not as bright as C/2020 F3 but still worthwhile to get out. It's currently mag 8.5 and increasing. The comet was discovered at magnitude 19 on June 27, 2020, by the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System or ATLAS..

It's currently visible in constellation Lepus and moving toward Orion. For more information see The SkyLive.