Here is the current location of comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) in the eastern sky just before sunrise, as seen from Atlanta. It is low in the sky before sunrise and requires good observing conditions to be seen using binoculars.

The comet will get closer to the Sun (as seen from earth) in the coming days and then emerge on the other side around Oct 10 and be visible, hopefully much brighter, in the evening sky.

The comet is visible in both hemispheres.

theskylive.com/planetarium?obj

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Here is the observed and projected light curve of comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS from the excellent website astro.vanbuitenen.nl/comet/202 by @giddgvb

Apparent magnitude 6.5 and below are visible to the unaided eye, under good visibility conditions (lower magnitude means brighter). Objects about 3 magnitudes fainter can be seen with binoculars.

Current brightness is around 3. Peak brightness at mag 2.5 is expected around Oct 10. Forward scattering by the Sun may cause mag -2.5 level brightness.
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