{"id":248135,"date":"2023-09-08T09:16:03","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T13:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=305861"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:17:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:17:13","slug":"so-you-can-see-comet-nishimura-from-home-and-with-a-pair-of-binoculars-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/so-you-can-see-comet-nishimura-from-home-and-with-a-pair-of-binoculars-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"This is how you can see Comet Nishimura from home and with binoculars this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you like astronomy, you are in luck. This weekend one of the coolest and easiest comets to see with the naked eye will cross our sky.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"NASA App\" src=\"https:\/\/imagis.sftcdn.net\/imagis\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/2cddcc48-a4d6-11e6-88af-00163ec9f5fa\/3678680588\/nasa-app-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">NASA App<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/nasa-app.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/nasa-app.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At this time, the ball of ice, dust and rock is moving through space in the constellation Leo. <strong>About an hour and a half before sunrise, it should be visible in a northeasterly direction in the sky.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/do-you-know-nishimura-this-comet-is-about-to-cross-our-sky-and-it-is-very-interesting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amateur astronomer Hideo Nishimura discovered the comet on August 11 this year<\/a><\/strong>, capturing the celestial object with a long exposure on a standard digital camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Reci\u00e9n DESCUBIERTO COMETA Nishimura C2023 P1\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FTbQSbIpnc0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What we know about Nishimura comet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is estimated that Nishimura may have an orbit of about 300 years, although this cannot be known with certainty, since the trajectories and behavior of comets are very difficult to calculate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What is known is that its closest approach to the Earth will be on September 14 and on the 17th it will reach its closest point to the Sun<\/strong>, the perihelion: &#8220;It will be 32 million kilometers from our star&#8221;, they explain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The dirty snowball with a green head and white tail was officially christened C\/2023 P1<\/strong>, &#8220;Nishimura&#8221; for short, by the Minor Planet Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And for those who don&#8217;t know, with so many professional astronomical surveys constantly scanning the sky for near-Earth objects, an amateur discovery like this is unusual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Newly discovered Comet P1 Nishimura over Stonehenge \u2604\ufe0f?\u2728 Photo credit Stonehenge Dronescapes on FB ? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/comet?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#comet<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cometp1nishimura?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cometp1nishimura<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/stonehenge?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#stonehenge<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/astrophotography?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#astrophotography<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CWXzEmJYti\">pic.twitter.com\/CWXzEmJYti<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Stonehenge U.K (@ST0NEHENGE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ST0NEHENGE\/status\/1699484623477035324?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Viewing with binoculars is possible<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Astronomers have described Nishimura as &#8220;close&#8221; because of the possibility of seeing it with binoculars or even the naked eye, depending on the weather, light pollution and how much it shines over the next few days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But space is a big place for everyone, so it<strong> will still be some 79 million kilometers away and will not pose a threat to Earth.<\/strong> In other words, it&#8217;s okay, the world is not coming to an end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hundreds of years ago, comets were considered a bad omen.<strong> Legend has it that Pope Callistus III excommunicated Halley&#8217;s comet in 1456 as an &#8220;instrument of the devil,<\/strong>&#8221; although a Catholic priest debunked this as a myth in a 1908 article in Popular Astronomy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yesterday, comet Nishimura lost its gas tail to a strong solar wind<br><br>?: Michael J\u00e4ger <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Wxgkjme9MQ\">pic.twitter.com\/Wxgkjme9MQ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Physics + Astronomy (@astronomy24x7) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/astronomy24x7\/status\/1698171890773471640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 3, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, scientists know these icy objects as ancient relics of the early solar system, remnants from the time when the planets around the Earth were in formation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Astronomers often consider them to be 4.5 billion-year-old time capsules<\/strong>. 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