{"id":245748,"date":"2023-08-25T04:11:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T08:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=304052"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:24:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:24:18","slug":"do-you-know-nishimura-this-comet-is-about-to-cross-our-sky-and-it-is-very-interesting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/do-you-know-nishimura-this-comet-is-about-to-cross-our-sky-and-it-is-very-interesting\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Ready for Nishimura: A Fascinating Comet Set to Grace Our Sky"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you were looking forward to seeing a new comet in the sky, you’re in luck. Just a few days ago, Japanese astronomer Hideo Mishimura discovered a new comet<\/a><\/strong> while photographing the night sky. Before Nishimura could capture it with his Canon telephoto lens, the comet was “camouflaged” within the Sun’s own glare<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Named C\/2023 P1 Nishimura<\/strong> by NASA<\/a><\/strong>, in honor of its discoverer, this comet will continue to shine as it approaches the Sun, even giving nighttime sky observers the chance to see it with the naked eye<\/strong>, without the need for binoculars or telescopes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the possibility doesn’t necessarily make it an easy task. Aligning with the Sun (from our perspective), the Sun’s glare could make observing the comet quite challenging<\/strong>. So, if you have binoculars or even a simple telescope, it could make locating the comet easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As of today, the comet can be observed using these tools, although it will reach its maximum brightness in September<\/strong> as it comes closer to both the Sun and Earth. That is, of course, if it survives; being composed of ice, dust, and rocky material, the comet might disintegrate<\/strong> on its journey towards the Sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you don’t want to miss it under any circumstances, mark this date: August 27th<\/strong>. This upcoming Sunday, the Nishimura Comet will reach Venus’s orbit, giving us the opportunity to observe it through telescopes<\/strong>. In case it survives its scorching journey near our star, September 10th<\/strong> would be the ideal time to see it, just before sunrise.<\/p>\n\n\n

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So, now you know, if you were “hungry” for comets after the visit of the Green Comet<\/strong><\/a> last February, from now until early September you can try to spot Nishimura. And don’t worry, because in a year, we’ll have another comet to see, the C\/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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