The “comet of the century” moves across Germany’s night sky

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A sight to see in Germany in October: the comet Suchintion Atlas wanders across the horizon with a bright streak – impressive images from around the world.

1 / 11Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan Atlas was discovered in January 2023. It will cause a certain stir in the autumn of 2024, as it will be visible even with the naked eye from the Northern Hemisphere. © David Becker/Imago
Comet C/2023-A3 Tsuchinshan Atlas makes surprising faces: every day in October it lights up the evening sky and draws many eyes upward. The weather is fine and allows clear visibility.
2/11The Tsuchinshan Atlas makes surprising faces around the world: every day in October it lights up the evening sky and draws many eyes upwards. The weather is fine and allows clear visibility. © Patrick Pleul/dpa
Comet Suchintion Atlas over Spain.
3/11dpa_5FB2A00028FD4CEB.jpg © Markus Hibbeler/dpa
Comet Succinct-Atlas over Las Vegas.
4/11dpa_5FB2A200D84CCECB.jpg © Sam Morris/Las Vegas Review-Journal/AP/dpa
It's worth a look: Comet Suchinschan Atlas can be seen in the German evening sky, here in the Rhineland. Apps and websites help you find the exact location.
5/11It’s worth a look: Comet Suchinschan Atlas can be seen in the German evening sky, here in the Rhineland. Apps and websites help you find the exact location. © IMAGO/Marc John
Comet over Hostivís in the Czech Republic.
6 / 11imago0773101079h.jpg © IMAGO/CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml
Platform X has images of the bright comet Suchinsion-Atlas. In this photo you can see to the left over Brocken in Saxony-Anhalt.
7/11Platform X has images of the bright comet Suchinsion-Atlas. In this photo you can see to the left over Brocken in Saxony-Anhalt. © X/@StormchaserNL

Above the telecommunications tower in Bochum was this amazing view. Beginning in mid-October, the comet sets a little later each evening, so it's visible longer in the night sky.
8/11Above the telecommunications tower in Bochum was this amazing view. Beginning in mid-October, the comet sets a little later each evening, so it’s visible longer in the night sky. © X/@cfritze
At dusk the comet was even visible on the North Sea island of Northerney. It is difficult to see with the naked eye from October 25.
9/11At dusk the comet was even visible on the North Sea island of Northerney. It is difficult to see with the naked eye from October 25. © Volker Bartels/dpa
Comet Germany France Suchinshan Atlas Observes the night sky
10/11The comet delights in the evening sky in France, Germany’s neighbor, for example here in Provence over Mont Ventoux. © CBA/Imago
This interesting film was presented in San Francisco. The Tsuchinshan-Atlas comet passes in the evening sky, and the famous Golden Gate Bridge can be seen in the lower left.
11/11This interesting film was presented in San Francisco. The Tsuchinshan-Atlas comet passes in the evening sky, and the famous Golden Gate Bridge can be seen in the lower left. © Jose Carlos Fajardo/dpa

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