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.

[ASTROBLEME]

Keep looking up (and watch where you're walking too)

Skygazer,

I love that quote!

Please start looking for a specimen from the comet impact crater that I discovered a few years ago. It will arrive very, very, very slowly...but will get to you fairly soon...

Only 4 research scientists (Canada 1, USSR 1, USA 2) have had access to these comet specimens over the last 2 decades. The crater location is still not publicly known.

Sincerely,

ASTROBLEME

[ASTROBLEME]

QUOTE: "It will arrive very, very, very slowly...but will get to you fairly soon..."


Stargazer,

The specimen is traveling by "snail mail". If it were moving at the impact velocity, it would take less than 3 seconds to travel the distance between our homes!

Even with the low angle approach putting more time for Earth's atmosphere to slow the comet, it still penetrated far into the granite mountain. It left a deep scar as seen in this photo.

ASTROBLEME