APOD: 2024 October 14 – Comet Tsuchinshan ATLAS Over the Lincoln Memorial

Good morning, Rallypoint, and welcome to the October 14th edition of Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD). This image of Comet A3 was taken over the Lincoln Memorial two nights ago (October 12th). If you have a clear about an hour after sunset, you'll have a line of sight on the planet Venus (southwest) and the star Antares (constellation Scorpius, west-northwest). Look in the middle...and you will find Comet A3/2023 Tsuchinshan/ALTAS. It will be climbing higher in the sky over the course of the week.