The coma and long tail of comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, also called C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS), is currently shining at magnitude +0.5. That's well within the grasp of the human eye. It's likely now past its best, but only just, and will likely remain a naked-eye object after sunset in the west until, and possibly through, the weekend.

To learn more about how you can see Comet C/2023 A3, Fox 17 sat down with David DeBruyn, Curator Emeritus at the Grand Rapids Public Museum's Roger B. Chaffee Planetarium. To help the public get a better look at the out-of-this-world event, the Grand Rapid Rapids Amateur Astronomical Association is hosting a special viewing event.