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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS nears the sun this month. Will it be visible to the naked eye?

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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (pronounced Choo-cheen-SHAHN -ATlAS), is now coming down the home stretch.

The final hurdle for the comet will come on the afternoon of Sept. 27 , when it arrives at perihelion — the closest point in its orbit to the sun.

To date the comet's nucleus looks to be healthy and intact and only one side is being exposed to sun.

Tsuchinshan-ATLAS could shine as bright as second magnitude.

Best chance of catching the comet in the dawn sky will come on Monday morning, Sept. 30 .

Visibility of the comet will continue into the opening days of October , but thereafter, views will shift into the evening sky.

A clue to what might be seen for its evening performance might be revealed by its tail.

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