Incredible moment a fireball comet is spotted racing past stunning aurora towards Earth
A NEW 'Halloween Comet' may be visible in daylit skies for one to two hours this week as it makes its closest approach of Earth.Comets are rarely bright enough to be seen in daylight, but models suggest this hunk of celestial debris will be as bright as Venus is at night.Experts have warned that the comet may disintegrate as it passes the Sun, before it has the chance to be visible to Earth-dwellers.
Given its current brightness, C/2024 S1 is only visible with the help of binoculars with a 80mm aperture or a small telescope. Discovered in late September by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System in Hawaii, the comet will best viewed from Europe, Africa, South America and the East Coast of the US.Some astronomers note that the comet is already showing signs of breaking up.
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