There's once-in-a-lifetime and there's once-in-LIFETIME -- and this Long Island kid caught the latter.
was visible in the pre-dawn sky Thursday for intrepid Americans who likely only needed a telescope or even just binoculars to catch a glimpse of its green glory., a name that NASA acknowledges is a mouthful, hit its closest point to Earth on Feb. 2 on its jaunt through the inner solar system, treating those in the Northern Hemisphere to a glorious spectacle.
Michael Amato, a 13-year-old from Long Island's Setauket, was among those fortunate enough to get a photo .Comet photo taken by Michael Amato of Setauket on Feb. 2. The newly discovered comet was first spotted in March 2021 when it was inside Jupiter's orbit. Those in the Southern Hemisphere will be able to see it later this month.
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