The comet presented viewing opportunities for those with access to clear skies and a telescope—though some had more luck than others.
The comet C/2017 K2 passed its closest point to Earth on Wednesday and Thursday, prompting casual astronomers to set up their backyard telescopes and take a look.
In December, it will reach its closest point to the sun before heading back towards the icy outer reaches of the solar system once again.captured an image of it with the Hubble Space Telescope back in 2017 when it was 1.5 billion miles away from the sun, beyond the orbit of Saturn. It became the farthest active inbound comet ever seen.
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