NARIT reveals “Comet Atlus”, one of the comets worth following. Everything turned to steam. The latter is closest to the sun in its orbit.

National Institute of Astronomical Research NARIT reveal “Comet Atlus” OR Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) One of the comets worth following Comet Zijinshan-Atlus which had previously revealed its beauty Everything turned to steam. During its closest approach to the sun in its orbit on October 28, 2024, that previously Astronomers predict that If this comet survives its approach to the Sun, it could be so bright that it could be seen with the naked eye in the daytime sky, like comet Ikeya-Seki in 1965.

Ship Soho (SOHO: Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) Spacecraft for observing the sun of NASA and the European Space Agency. revealed images of Comet Atlus’ final moments as it orbited close to the Sun and then dissipated. The data is recorded via a coronagraph device. (Coronography) Equipment used to take photographs and observe the external atmosphere of the sun. It has a “sun mask” that prevents sunlight from covering the surrounding atmosphere.

Comet Atlus It was discovered on September 27, 2024, through the ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) telescope network in the Hawaiian Islands. It then approached Earth on October 23, with an apparent magnitude of 8.7, too faint for the human eye to see. (It is fainter than Neptune with a value of 7.7 – 8.) People on Earth can observe this comet only with telescopes. The comet will pass close to the sun on October 28 and dissipate.

This comet is a member of the “A group of comets that narrowly missed the Sun.” (Kreutz sungrazers), which is a group of comets whose orbits are closer to the Sun than any other group. It will be close to only a few million kilometers. This means that there is a high probability that it will dissipate. But if it survives the decay, it could appear very bright in the sky.

Kreutz’s solar comets are also a group of comets with similar orbits. It approaches the Sun every 500 – 800 years (varies depending on the comet). Astronomers hypothesize that it is a collection of fragments from a comet that split in the past. The European Space Agency (ESA) says the first observations of members of comet Kreutz sungrazers could date back to 317 BC.

What does Comet Atlus look like? “Dirty ice cubes,” like many comets, are frozen objects made up of gas, rock and dust left over from the formation of the solar system 4.6 billion years ago, and each comet takes a different time to complete its orbit around the Sun. From a few years up to tens of thousands of years And it approaches the Sun only once and then leaves the solar system.

Although comet Atlus had already dissipated, But during last October Many people had the opportunity to watch. “Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS” or C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) which is so bright that it can be seen with the naked eye in the early evening. You can also take photos and store them with your cell phone. And in the future, that’s for sure. There will be new comets. Surely it appeared to us to admire its beauty again.