Rare comet in skies over North Texas

Published October 14, 2024

A rare comet known as C/2023 A3 has been visible to the naked eye over North Texas. NBC 5 viewers who spotted the comet shared their photos with iSee@nbcdfw.com.

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4 second picture of the comet taken at Dinosaur Valley State Park on 10/13.

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[tint-NBC_DFW] [EXTERNAL] Tonight’s comet

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This is Comet A3 on the night of 10/13 at 7:59PM. Best visibility for this comet is from 10/14 to 10/24. Hopefully Kevan can use if during one of his Astronomy segments!

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Picture taken last night from Farmersville.

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I took this picture at approximately 8:05 pm tonight of the comet in the low western sky . The picture was taken from my ranch just outside Granbury <br />
Dr. Jim Cato
Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS — I took this picture at approximately 8:05 pm tonight of the comet in the low western sky . The picture was taken from my ranch just outside Granbury
Dr. Jim Cato Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS

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Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphonePhoto— Dr.Joe McWherter Location— Walling Bend, Lake Whitney, Bosque County

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Western sky near Muenster

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I actually couldn’t see it, but my new iPhone does such an amazing job with night mode that it found the comet quite clearly.

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