To see the comet tonight from the Northern Hemisphere, you'll need to have a dark sky away from light pollution, a low western horizon and a pair of binoculars, and to be outside looking west ...

This evening, the comet will due west, 40 degrees from the sun in Serpens, and visible close to the western horizon about 45 minutes after sunset, setting around two hours 25 minutes later.

Experts think the comet started breaking up last week, but it's still putting on a show for star gazers for a few more days.

Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) did it ... In the Southern Hemisphere, it will be much higher from the horizon, closer to the West. A pair of binoculars and a clear westerly view will increase your chances of ...

Comet Skjellerup-Maristany (1927); Comet Ikeya-Seki (1965); Comet West (1976) and Comet McNaught (2007). Read more: Why Comet G3 (ATLAS) will be 'remembered as the Great Comet of 2025' (photos ...