Rare comet in skies over North Texas Published October 14, 2024 • Updated on October 24, 2024 at 12:51 pm A rare comet known as C/2023 A3 has been visible to the naked eye over North Texas. NBC 5 viewers who spotted the comet shared their photos with iSee@nbcdfw.com. 31 photos 1/31 bob hatfield Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was taken with Nikon ZF camera and 50mm f1.4 Sigma art lens. 4 Second exp. 400 ISO Oct 16,2024 from road by hayfield in New Fairview Texas. Processed in Pixinsight with blur and noise Xterminator. 2/31 Brad McGavock Brad McGavock Godley, TX 3/31 Brad McGavock Brad McGavock Godley, TX 4/31 Alex Sabatini Taken north of Ivanhoe TX with a Nikon Z6ii and a 50mm 1.8 lens on Sunday 10/13 5/31 Alexander Sabatini Name : Alex Sabatini Equipment : Nikon Z6ii, Nikon 50mm 1.8 Location : FM2554 , North of Ivanhoe 6/31 Alexander Sabatini Name : Alex Sabatini Equipment : Nikon Z6ii, Nikon 50mm 1.8 Location : FM2554 , North of Ivanhoe 7/31 Alexander Sabatini Name : Alex Sabatini Equipment : Nikon Z6ii, Nikon 50mm 1.8 Location : FM2554 , North of Ivanhoe 8/31 Alexander Sabatini Name : Alex Sabatini Equipment : Nikon Z6ii, Nikon 50mm 1.8 Location : FM2554 , North of Ivanhoe 9/31 Patrick McMahon 4 second picture of the comet taken at Dinosaur Valley State Park on 10/13. 10/31 Skinness-Lawson, Mary [tint-NBC_DFW] [EXTERNAL] Tonight’s comet 11/31 Laura Lynn Stroud Both pics taken on 10/14/24 in Dublin, TX. 12/31 Adam Reynolds This is Comet A3 on the night of 10/13 at 7:59PM. Best visibility for this comet is from 10/14 to 10/24. Hopefully Kevan can use if during one of his Astronomy segments! 13/31 Bob Hatfield Comet taken from new Fairview Texas on October 14 with Nikon d810 camera 50 mm lens. 14/31 Arthur Welborn Picture taken last night from Farmersville. 15/31 drjimcato@aol.com I took this picture at approximately 8:05 pm tonight of the comet in the low western sky . The picture was taken from my ranch just outside Granbury Dr. Jim Cato Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS 16/31 dhennig.1007 Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphonePhoto— Dr.Joe McWherter Location— Walling Bend, Lake Whitney, Bosque County 17/31 Danny Voth Western sky near Muenster 18/31 Larry Groebe I actually couldn’t see it, but my new iPhone does such an amazing job with night mode that it found the comet quite clearly. 19/31 Domingo Rodriguez The comet as seen from in front of my home near Lake Worth, TX, around 8:05 pm. 20/31 Keith Stolarek We took this photo from Terlingua (ten bits ranch) last evening 10/13/2024. I have more on my camera. Keith Stolarek 21/31 Keith Stolarek We took this photo from Terlingua (ten bits ranch) last evening 10/13/2024. I have more on my camera. Keith Stolarek 22/31 Keith Stolarek We took this photo from Terlingua (ten bits ranch) last evening 10/13/2024. I have more on my camera. Keith Stolarek 23/31 Keith Stolarek We took this photo from Terlingua (ten bits ranch) last evening 10/13/2024. I have more on my camera. Keith Stolarek 24/31 Bob Hatfield Comet from new Fairview Texas on 10-15 with Nikon zf camera 50 mm lens. Comet is fading but difficult with naked eye with moonlight also hindering visibility. 25/31 Lynda Elliott This is the October 2024 comet. Taken on Sunday, Oct 14 from Augie’s Sunset Cafe at Eagle Mountain Lake. 26/31 Pennye Shockey The attached picture was taken by my son Jonathan in Shallowater TX 10-14-2024 Pennye Shockey 27/31 Jerry Webber Comet on cellphone photograph taken 15 miles southwest of Cleburne, about 30 minutes after sunset. Best regards, Jerry Webber Cleburne Tx 28/31 Jerry Webber Comet on cellphone photograph taken 15 miles southwest of Cleburne, about 30 minutes after sunset. Best regards, Jerry Webber Cleburne Tx 29/31 Jerry Webber Comet on cellphone photograph taken 15 miles southwest of Cleburne, about 30 minutes after sunset. Best regards, Jerry Webber Cleburne Tx 30/31 Jerry Webber Comet on cellphone photograph taken 15 miles southwest of Cleburne, about 30 minutes after sunset. Best regards, Jerry Webber Cleburne Tx 31/31 Share your photos and videos with NBC 5 by emailing iSee@nbcdfw.com More Photo Galleries PHOTOS: First images show apparent Brightline and firetruck crash in Delray Beach In Photos: Election Day 2024 Parricide: The act of killing a parent. The axe murder. Parricide: The act of killing a parent. Backstage