The Comet

Chaz and I went out on the night of the 18th to find the comet, C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS). It was a smudge, barely visible to the naked eye. Had we not already known which direction to look (Night Sky app), it's unlikely we'd noticed it. It's impressive that it was visible, despite the sunset light below and the full moon vividly illuminating the opposite side of the sky. We pulled over on the side of the road and took a few quick photos before heading back to the house to get the teens. They wanted us to first verify it was visible. It was cool to have been able to share an rare (for Kentucky) Aurora Borealis with them twice this year, and now our second comet together too!