Rare comet in skies over North Texas Published October 14, 2024 • Updated on October 24, 2024 at 11:51 am 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 North Texans share their 2024 holiday photos of their kids North Texans share photos of fall foliage 2025 North Texans share their 2024 merry meltdowns North Texans share their 2024 holiday photos of their pets