Comet Watch 2024 – Ski Beach Park

Volunteers from the Big Bear Valley Astronomical Society will be setting up telescopes for a free public viewing of our latest guest to our solar system, Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas.

Currently our new friend is a faint naked eye comet (once your eyes adjust to the darkness) with an exceptionally long tail. Take a close up look through a telescope and learn how to take a quality cell phone picture of this rare phenomenon.

Dress warmly, bring a chair and bring your binoculars if you have one (binoculars work best) for a casual meet and greet with your local amateur astronomers and talk astronomy during this celestial wonder Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas.