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Comet of a generation set to light up the night sky – The Times, Thetimes.co.uk

Comet of a generation set to light up the night sky – The Times, Thetimes.co.uk

A comet speeding towards the inner solar system could become one of the brightest objects in the night sky, promising the most dramatic display of its kind in decades.

Astronomers believe that Comet Atlas, which in one month has grown 4, 90 times brighter than when it was first spotted, has the potential to become “the comet of a generation ”if it maintains its composition.

“ It’s definitely a promising comet, ”Daniel Brown, an astronomy expert at Nottingham Trent University, said yesterday.

“ ” pushing towards a level that by the end of April could look really, really stunning. ”

The comet was discovered by astronomers at the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (Atlas) at the University of Hawaii , which scans the sky for near-Earth objects and calculates whether

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