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Headline: Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Visible to Backyard Telescopes
New York, NY – Amateur astronomers now have the chance to observe a visitor from beyond our solar system. Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS, discovered in July, is currently visible through telescopes, offering a glimpse into the remnants of a distant star.
After a close encounter with the sun in late October, 3I/ATLAS has re-emerged into view in the morning sky. Qicheng Zhang, a postdoctoral fellow at the Lowell Observatory, captured an image of the comet on November 1st, noting it’s currently “a fairly easy target in the morning for anyone with a camera on even a small telescope with clear skies and a low eastern horizon.”
The comet can be found in the constellation Virgo before dawn, near Venus. As 3I/ATLAS moves away from the sun on its trajectory out of our solar system, it’s luminosity will decrease.
“If it fades as quickly as it brightened, it’ll probably appear visually as its peak in just the next week or two,” Zhang added. While its long-term visibility remains uncertain, experts encourage enthusiasts to seize the opportunity to observe this rare interstellar object while they can.
Space.com encourages readers who capture images of 3I/ATLAS to submit them to spacephotos@space.com.
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