The astral phenomenon, named Comet A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), has been hailed as one of the most visible in years as it should be bright enough to see with the naked eye.
Following up the excitement of the Northern Lights filling the skies above Glasgow with colour, this month also sees an incredible comet pass through the night skies above the UK.
The Royal Astronomical Society's Dr Robert Massey said that Saturday night had been the "opening of the window to try" and see the comet in the UK. Excited to find out if we would be able to see it above Glasgow, we asked Scottish night sky blogger and author Andrew Allan. "Nobody knows how long it’ll be in the sky for as the head and tail of the comet could dim down any time now. You can see the comet with the naked eye as it’ll appear like a small star but to get the detail on the tail of the comet, you’ll have to take an image with a camera and a good focal length lens."
He did have a warning about those hoping to wait until it was a bit darker to see it, adding: "Unfortunately we are getting a bright moon as well as the week goes on so the earlier the better for capturing the comet."
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