How to see a ‘once in every 80,000 years’ comet over UK in October 2024

A long exposure photograph of the comet over Lake Pukaki, New Zealand (Picture: Max Inwood)A comet last visible from Earth when Neanderthals were walking the planet is back in the inner solar system, and you might be able to see it next month.Comet A3, known in full as C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), was discovered in January last year and was predicted to be potentially one of the brightest in years, with some saying it could be the ‘comet of the century’.That excitement has dialled