Comet C/2019 Y4 Atlas could become a bright naked eye object in May 2020. The picture below was taken on 28 March 2020.
C/2019 Y4 Atlas
Comet C/2019 Y4 (Atlas) is currently approaching our Sun at over 35 km/s and will be closest to Earth on 23 May and closest to the Sun on 31 May. Comets are a mixture of frozen gases and rock that can sometimes develop an impressive tail, millions of miles long, as things warm up and they approach the Sun. We are well placed to witness this comet’s closest approach to the Sun in May and the Earth, especially in the northern hemisphere, could have a spectacular ring-side seat.
Currently, you can see the beginnings of a tail. The picture has also captured a small galaxy in the bottom right that is only a mere 2100 million light years away!
I estimate the dimmest star in the picture is around magnitude 17.
The comet picture consisted of 9 luminance shots mostly at 5 minutes a piece and 5 each of RGB at 3 mins each. Processed in PixInsight with a brief touch up in photoshop.
The centre of the shot is at RA 8h 16m 42.3s and Dec 68 32’ 16.9’’