Multiple tails of comet ATLAS
Taken by Daniele Gasparri on January 25, 2025 @
Atacama region, Chile
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Date Taken: 2025:01:26 20:52:18
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Comet ATLAS is still an object easily visible to the naked eye, with an apparent brightness comparable to the Small Magellanic Cloud and a tail spanning several degrees across the sky. It’s a truly impressive sight!
For this image, I used a 60-360 mm telescope and an ASI 2600MC camera to capture the inner regions of the tail and what remains of its (now defunct) coma. Multiple dust sources are clearly visible, fanning out into numerous “secondary tails” branching off from the main tail. I had to deal with a lot of airglow, so I really can't say if the reddish color of the secondary tails is real or not.
Photographer's website:
https://www.danielegasparri.com
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