APOD: 2024 September 25 – Comet A3 Through an Australian Sunrise

Good morning, Rallypoint, and welcome to the September 25th edition of Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD). We first talked about Comet Tsuchinshan ATLAS a couple of days ago. This image is from the 'Land down Under' where we can see the comet in the early morning Australian sky. We (in the Northern Hemisphere) will get our chance next month. I'll let the APOD editors pick up the narrative from here: "Just how bright the comet will become over the next month is currently unknown as it involves how much gas and dust the comet's nucleus will expel. Optimistic skywatchers are hoping for a great show where Tsuchinshan–ATLAS creates dust and ion tails visible across Earth's sky and becomes known as the Great Comet of 2024." Cheers.