Comet ATLAS (C/2019 Y4), A Comet set to pass close to the sun soon... Options

[Skygazer]

I'm not sure why I Haven't Posted anything about This Yet, but better late then never.

The Basic's are that its a comet with a near-parabolic orbit, which was discovered by the ATLAS survey on December 28, 2019, Named Comet ATLAS (C/2019 Y4) or Comet ATLAS.
More Details Can be found on Its Wiki Page.

For now This particular Post will Focus on the most recent news i have found about this comet from SpaceWeather.com.

Due to its orbit it will be getting closer and closer to the sun until in Late May it will pass through the orbit of Mercury. it getting closer and closer to the sun means it is heating up and glowing, but even more recently has begun to start forming a tail, as shown here in an animation Recorded by Gerald Rhemann, taken on March 27th from his backyard observatory in Eichgraben, Lower Austria.

- Needs to be opened to animate -
(Featured on SpaceWeather.com On April 2nd)

Currently Not visible to the naked eye, once it starts glowing more it may challenge Venus for brightness.

Now that there is a topic for this comet i will do my best to keep this topic updated as events progress.

[Skygazer]

It seems as though making this topic jynxed the hope that ATLAS would be a daytime visibility object. Soon afterwards The Comet Began breaking apart into multiple fragments. although still giving quite a show in the process.

(Pictured here 4 days after original post)



And Here on the 11Th of April when confirmation of its fragmentation is confirmed

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Since this topic has started, ATLAS is still around just about 8 fragments smaller. give or take. (as of time of post)