The "Easter" comet will be visible through telescopes and in photographs until the end of April and in the first days of May, according to Mikhail Maslov, an engineer at the Vega Observatory of Novosibirsk State University.
The comet was discovered on March 29 by astronomers Vladimir Bezugly, Michael Mattiazzo, and Rob Matson. Over several days, specialists refined the orbit of the celestial body, and on April 8, they gave it a name.
The comet will still be visible in the telescope and in photos for the next couple of weeks - until the end of April and in the first days of May, gradually shifting to the evening sky, unless, of course, it completely disintegrates before that time.
In the first half of April, the comet showed high activity, demonstrating a long ionic tail. However, in recent days, its brightness has stopped increasing, and the tail has practically disappeared. This may indicate that the comet is likely disintegrating and may completely fall apart in the coming days or weeks.
I photographed it around 04:00 (00:00 Moscow time) on April 21 at an altitude of about eight degrees. This was helped by a clear sky without haze, because haze greatly impairs visibility, especially near the horizon. Nevertheless, pointing a camera at it is a rather difficult task, since stars are almost invisible at such a low altitude, relative to which it is necessary to search for it.
Earlier www1.ru reported that the Lyrid meteor shower will illuminate the April sky on the night of April 23.
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