Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is now visible low in the sky just before sunrise. Best seen using binoculars or a telescope.

Perihelion will be tomorrow. It will get closer to the Sun as seen from Earth in the coming days and be visible in the evening sky after Oct 10. Closest approach to earth is on Oct 12. It may become very bright as its tail gets backlit by the Sun.

This composite image was taken at Lake George, NSW, Australia on Sep 21 by Lucy Yunxi Hu.
apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.ht
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