Comet C/2023 A3 visible this weekend with meteor shower in the sky

Comet C/2023 A3, also known as Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, is visible this weekend after sunset, thanks to a recent New Moon. It requires binoculars or a small telescope to see, as it is no longer visible to the naked eye. The comet is located in the constellation Ophiuchus, near the Summer Triangle asterism. It is currently about 97 million miles from Earth and fading in brightness. Observers can also see bright meteors from the South Taurid meteor shower. To find the comet, look southwest about an hour after sunset. It can be located between the bright planet Venus and the star Vega. The comet's tail extends about 18 million miles into space, and it has an orbital period of 80,000 years.