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Sept. 21, 2026

Comet 169P/NEAT reaches perihelion today, its closest point to the Sun

Comet 169P/NEAT reaches perihelion today, its closest point to the Sun
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At roughly magnitude 15, it is a serious telescope target rather than a naked-eye object, with darker skies and larger instruments giving the best chance.

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Caloroga Shark Media Space weather is brought to you with

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the help of AI. Comet 169P NEET reaches perihelion today,

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its closest point to the Sun. At roughly magnitude 15,

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it is a serious telescope target rather than a naked-eye object,

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with darker skies and larger instruments giving the best chance.

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The Great Square of Pegasus rises in the east, four

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stars forming a distinctive box. This asterism serves as the

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body of the winged horse and a landmark for autumn stargazing.

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The sun is putting on a show for solar observers.

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Lots of active sunspot regions right now, which means the

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chance of solar flares stays elevated. Aurora watchers in the

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far north might catch a faint glow on the horizon tonight.

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China has a Long March AA on the pad At

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Wenchang Space Launch Site, people ski on Ao Mai Shi,

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People's Republic of China, set to fly in the next

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couple of days. With the sun and moon aligned, spring

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tides are in effect along coastlines. These are the most

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dramatic tides of the lunar cycle. NASA's space weather trackers

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also note a burst of solar material was seen on

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the northeast side of the sun. DLR's suborbital MAFIUS-17 mission

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to launch as early as 1st October. The German aerospace

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agency DLR's MAFIUS-17 suborbital research mission is slated to launch

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from Sweden's S-Range Space Center as early as 1st October.

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AI helped gather today's update from NASA and spaceflight news sources.

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