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On Saturday, October 12, Comet Zijinshan will be at its closest approach to Earth. It was discovered at the Chinese Astronomical Observatory in early January last year. The name of the celestial body and the observatory itself translates as "Purple Mountain". You can see the comet even in a megalopolis.
As the director of the Moscow Planetarium, the director of the observatory Alexander Perkhnyak notes, celestial observations can be observed in good weather conditions, and it is also advisable to choose a place away from city lights. The comet appears above the western horizon after sunset and disappears in about an hour.