Comet ATLAS 2020 Postcard

Comet ATLAS is an enormous comet visible by telescope and binoculars and expected to be visible to the unaided eye near the end of April 2020. If it doesn’t fizzle out first, it could become perhaps brighter than the planet Venus during the month of May as it makes it’ closest approach to Earth on May 23 and the Sun on May 31. Comet ATLAS, also known as C/2019 Y4, is thought to be part of a much larger comet that appeared in the night sky as the Great Comet of 1844. One unique feature of the comet is its green color, rather than the more traditional white or blue, as shown in this artistic interpretation. This could be the comet sighting of the century, so be a part of the watch team for this very special astronomical visitor.