Photos: Check out the comet shooting across the sky — it won’t be back for 80,000 years

Look up to the sky just after the sun sets, and you may see something that won’t be visible for another 80,000 years.

Photographers, astronomy enthusiasts and anyone who wants a glimpse at something special have had their eyes and lenses searching the sky to witness the passing of comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas that is close enough to Earth – an estimated 44 million miles away – to see with the naked eye.

The space rock made its closest pass by Earth on Saturday and will be visible through the end of October.