Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS seen over Wellesley

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, which has an 80,000 orbit, could be seen over Wellesley on Tuesday night.

According to WBZ-TV News, the comet’s head measures two miles in diameter and the tail may be as long as 18 million miles.

Here’s a photo shared by Swellesley reader PC from over Morses Pond.

A nice follow-up to last week’s Northern Lights display.