The Sky Today on Thursday, August 28: Comet Wierzchoś passes Lambda Coronae Borealis

Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchoś) is passing less than 0.5° from magnitude 5.4 Lambda (λ) Coronae Borealis in the western sky this evening. The comet is quite faint at 15th magnitude, so you’ll want a dark observing site and a large scope to net it. Fortunately, you have the luxury of waiting until the sky isContinue reading “The Sky Today on Thursday, August 28: Comet Wierzchoś passes Lambda Coronae Borealis”
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