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You can see how quickly the comet’s head changed over just 3 nights, starting sharp and bright, then becoming more diffuse. The bright streak is a synchrone and comprised of dust particles released at the time the nucleus fragmented. Larger, heavier particles reside near the nucleus while smaller ones are pushed tailward by solar radiation […]
Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) hovers just a few degrees high over the Zacatecas, Mexico during morning twilight on Jan. 6th. Its magnitude was about 1.5 at the time. Da Ko If you live in the Northern Hemisphere and want to see Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3), get ready to put your back into it. Southern Hemisphere […]