{"id":46514,"date":"2024-10-16T11:07:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T08:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/?p=46514"},"modified":"2024-10-16T11:07:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T08:07:15","slug":"a-rare-comet-will-glow-in-saudis-skies-this-week-and-you-cant-miss-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/news\/announcements\/a-rare-comet-will-glow-in-saudis-skies-this-week-and-you-cant-miss-it\/","title":{"rendered":"A Rare Comet Will Glow In Saudi&#8217;s Skies This Week And You Can&#8217;t Miss It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Get ready for an astronomical treat! \u00a0An ultra-rare, super-bright comet is zooming past Earth for the only time in your lifetime this week!<\/p>\n<h2>The comet <strong>C\/2023 A3<\/strong>, also known as <strong>Tsuchinshan-ATLAS<\/strong>, will light up the skies of Saudi Arabia, and you won\u2019t even need a telescope to catch this spectacular sight!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/10\/16105533\/MAIN-IMAGE-comet-2023-A3-3-Oct-Gerald-Rhemann-Michael-Jager-Dennis-Molle.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46515\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/10\/16105533\/MAIN-IMAGE-comet-2023-A3-3-Oct-Gerald-Rhemann-Michael-Jager-Dennis-Molle.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/10\/16105533\/MAIN-IMAGE-comet-2023-A3-3-Oct-Gerald-Rhemann-Michael-Jager-Dennis-Molle.jpg 678w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/10\/16105533\/MAIN-IMAGE-comet-2023-A3-3-Oct-Gerald-Rhemann-Michael-Jager-Dennis-Molle-medium.jpg 250w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/10\/16105533\/MAIN-IMAGE-comet-2023-A3-3-Oct-Gerald-Rhemann-Michael-Jager-Dennis-Molle-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can see it every evening until <strong>Wednesday, October 30. <\/strong>This comet is not just any ordinary visitor; it\u2019s incredibly bright, fast, and has a stunning long tail, making it feel like a cosmic relic from the formation of our solar system!<\/p>\n<h2>Some have already spotted this amazing phenomenon<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dralzaaq\/video\/7424346300721728776\" data-video-id=\"7424346300721728776\">\n<section><a title=\"@dralzaaq\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dralzaaq?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@dralzaaq<\/a> <a title=\"\u062e\u0627\u0644\u062f_\u0635\u0627\u0644\u062d_\u0627\u0644\u0632\u0639\u0627\u0642\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF_%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%82?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\u062e\u0627\u0644\u062f_\u0635\u0627\u0644\u062d_\u0627\u0644\u0632\u0639\u0627\u0642<\/a> <a title=\"\u0645\u062a\u0627\u0628\u0639\u0647_\u0648\u0644\u0627\u064a\u0643_\u0648\u0627\u0643\u0633\u0628\u0644\u0648\u0631_\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B9%D9%87_%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%83_%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%B3%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B1_?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\u0645\u062a\u0627\u0628\u0639\u0647_\u0648\u0644\u0627\u064a\u0643_\u0648\u0627\u0643\u0633\u0628\u0644\u0648\u0631_<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0648\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0635\u0644\u064a - \u062f.\u062e\u0627\u0644\u062f \u0635\u0627\u0644\u062d \u0627\u0644\u0632\u0639\u0627\u0642\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/\u0627\u0644\u0635\u0648\u062a-\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0635\u0644\u064a-7424351488643730177?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0648\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0635\u0644\u064a &#8211; \u062f.\u062e\u0627\u0644\u062f \u0635\u0627\u0644\u062d \u0627\u0644\u0632\u0639\u0627\u0642<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"13f7eccc-12f4-4c17-b51a-92bf1e99c5e6\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o-mini\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<h2>What makes Comet C\/2023 A3 such a spectacular sight?<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/10\/16105554\/images-5.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46516\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/10\/16105554\/images-5.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/10\/16105554\/images-5.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/10\/16105554\/images-5-medium.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/10\/16105554\/images-5-120x67.jpeg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been crowned the &#8220;comet of the century&#8221; and is expected to shine bright enough to be seen with the naked eye! This dazzling comet is a swirling ball of frozen gases, rocks, and dust that swings close to the sun, completing its orbit every <strong>80,000 years<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex-shrink-0 flex flex-col relative items-end\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"pt-0\">\n<div class=\"gizmo-bot-avatar flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-full\">\n<h3 class=\"relative p-1 rounded-sm flex items-center justify-center bg-token-main-surface-primary text-token-text-primary h-8 w-8\">The Tsuchinshan-ATLAS comet has already been spotted in the UAE, but will be most visible to Saudi folks on <strong>Saturday, October 19<\/strong>!<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/skywatching\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NASA<\/a> recommends avoiding bright city lights when watching the skies as scattered light from urban areas creates light pollution that washes out the fainter stars and the Milky Way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Get ready for an astronomical treat! \u00a0An ultra-rare, super-bright comet is zooming past Earth for the only time in your lifetime this week! 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