Rare, “once-in-80,000-year" comet spotted in North Texas sky over the weekend

Twinkling comet in the sky
Twinkling comet in the sky Photo credit Getty Images

Those of us hanging outside Saturday evening may have caught a glimpse of an extremely rare comet that appeared in the night’s sky.

Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas passed within 44 million miles of Earth on Saturday and was very visible across the U.S.

Experts say this was a “once-in-80,000-year comet.”

If you missed it over the weekend though, don’t fret too much.

According to FOX 4, you should be able to see the comet throughout the rest of the month, as long as the skies are clear.

The site says to look to the western sky after sunset every evening until about Oct. 26.

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