Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS at its closest to earth

Comet C/2023 A3, a very bright comet which has been dazzling Southern Hemisphere skies in the past weeks, reached perihelion on September 27, 2024, was at its closest approach to earth on October 12, 2024. It was discovered in 2023 by the Purple Mountain Observatory in China and ATLAS system in South Africa.

Photo taken at West Dyke Trail and Blundell Rd, Richmond, BC on October 12, 2024