Keep your eyes pointed upwards this weekend as Thailand will be treated to a rare celestial sighting. The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (Narit) has revealed that the Thai population might have the opportunity to observe the newly discovered Nishimura comet this Sunday evening as it approaches the sun.
The comet, officially tagged as C/2023 P1 and named after Hideo Nishimura, a Japanese amateur astronomer, has a lengthy 437-year journey around the Earth. Composed of dust and ice, the celestial body is predicted to come within 125 million kilometres of our planet on Tuesday, according to Narit’s projections.
Narit warns that the comet may be challenging to locate initially due to its angled approach towards the Earth and the sun. However, after Friday, the Nishimura comet…
