WILLIAMSVILLE, NY (WKBW) — On Thursday evening in Williamsville, Main Street came alive as skywatchers filled the sidewalk to look for the Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas.
- Western New York has experienced an eclipse and a comet in the past six months.
- The 7th Magnitude Podcast team hosted an ‘ambush astronomy’ event in Williamsville.
- Tim Collins and Terry Farrell engaged the public in stargazing and comet watching.
- The event aimed to connect people to the sky and raise awareness of astronomical phenomena.
Tim Collins and Terry Farrell, hosts of the podcast 7th Magnitude, host the ‘Ambush Astronomy’ event.
“It’s amazing when you get people outside to look up, especially away from city lights. If you look up, you can see the magnitude of the sky,” said Farrell.
The duo encouraged passersby to look up in the sky to catch the comet.
“Just offering the public a chance to look at it. We call it ambush astronomy because we stand on the sidewalk and they have no choice,” said Collins…