Long exposure images of the comet show it having a bright green head and blue-grey tail. It should be visible with a telescope or binoculars, but it may also be possible to see it with the naked eye, as it has been increasing in brightness, though likely only as a faint smudge.said in a blog post: “Will Comet Nishimura become visible to the unaided eye? Given the unpredictability of comets, no one can say for sure, but it currently seems like a good bet.
Professor Brad Gibson, an astrophysicist at the University of Hull, said: “The comet takes 500 years to orbit the solar system, Earth takes one year, and the outer planets can take many decades. Nishimura was discovered by Japanese amateur astronomer Hideo Nishimura on 12 August, 2023 during 30-second exposures with a standard digital camera.
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