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6 days ago · Your unusual chance to see a comet in the sky is here. C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was discovered by astronomers in 2023 — and will appear to the naked eye over the next couple weeks.
Aug 12, 2023 · You can easily find it on a map. Most of the southern English coast is higgledy-piggledy: defined by the nibble and gnaw of erosion, the back and forth negotiations of sea and land. Chesil...
This isn’t the kind of beach where you can relax or swim. Swimming isn’t permitted as it isn’t safe. The visitor centre has a pay and display car park, some information about the wildlife and geology. Walking on the beach is hard work but worth it for the views.
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Oct 9, 2024 · A recently discovered comet, named C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, makes its closest approach of Earth on Saturday. The comet’s next appearance may be in 80,000 years.
The beach is made of mainly tiny gravel (the word cisel in Old English means gravel). It’s an 18 mile long beach near the small village of Abbotsbury where we stayed. Wind could be very gusty but a good place for sitting down and enjoying the view. It is one of Dorset’s iconic landmarks too.
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Oct 9, 2024 · Peak visibility will occur Oct. 9-10, according to NASA. The comet will be closest to the Earth on Saturday, Oct. 12, but should be visible until the end of October. Stargazers in the Southern ...
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6 days ago · The heat and pressure of sunlight push particles in the dust tail away from the Sun, though the tail may bend slightly in the direction the comet came from. Likewise, the solar wind strips ions off of the comet’s surface to create the ion tail, which may extend at a different angle. Some comets do not survive close encounters with the Sun. If ...
