Catch a glimpse of Comet A3 in the UK before it disappears for another 80,000 years.

The breathtaking comet, known as A3 or Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, has been making its way through our inner solar system, dazzling stargazers around the world. While it was first spotted in the southern hemisphere, it has now made its way to the northern hemisphere, giving us all a cosmic spectacle to behold.

Astronomers have been able to capture stunning images of the comet as it passed by Earth, about 44 million miles away, on a Saturday night. It's hard to believe, but this comet was last seen by our ancient Neanderthal relatives over 80,000 years ago. But don't worry if you missed the show, as experts say it will still be visible until October 30, with the help of binoculars or even just your naked eye.

This magnificent comet hails from the Oort Cloud, a vast spherical shell that contains billions of objects, including comets, surrounding our solar system. And lucky for us, it can be seen shortly after sunset in the western sky, specifically over Lake Murray near Columbia, South Carolina.

According to Dr. Robert Massey from the Royal Astronomical Society, it is possible to capture photos of the comet using a digital single-lens reflex camera. This exciting news comes just days after the UK experienced a dazzling display of the Northern Lights, with the stunning pink and green hues visible as far south as London and Kent.

It was a clear and cloudless night for many, making it even easier to spot this natural phenomenon. And although the Northern Lights are usually associated with the Arctic and other polar regions, they are currently visible further south thanks to a powerful geomagnetic storm raging in the atmosphere.

This storm was caused by two solar flares that erupted from the sun last week, with Earth "clipping the edge" of these flares. This created the perfect conditions for the arrival of the Northern Lights, much to the delight of skywatchers everywhere. A fast coronal mass ejection, which is a large explosion of plasma and magnetic field, was responsible for this latest aurora display, leaving the sun on Wednesday and causing severe geomagnetic storms.

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