When to look for comet G3 ATLAS - Space.com
Jan 9, 2025 · Discover how to see Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS), one of the brightest comets in 20 years, as it makes its rare journey near the sun next week.
Comet ATLAS C/2024 G3 falls apart after rare encounter with the …
2 days ago · The comet discovered last year using the Asteroid Terrestial-Impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS, is relatively rare because of how close it got to the Sun in mid-January, passing about one-third the closest distance Mercury gets to the Sun. "That’s very close," said Dr. Qicheng Zhang, a post-doctoral astronomer at Lowell Observatory in Arizona, who studies Sun-grazer comets like Comet C/2024 ...
Headless Comet G3 Atlas in January 2025: How to See C/2024 G3 …
5 days ago · Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is already a spectacular sight in January 2025 for many observers, especially in the Southern Hemisphere, and it continues to shine in the evening sky. Even though its nucleus has broken apart, you can still spot its bright, beautiful tail.
Comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS' 'near-death encounter' with the sun …
5 days ago · Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) made its closest approach to Earth on Jan. 14 and reached its minimum distance from the sun, known as perihelion, a day later. As a result, it shone as bright as Venus for ...
Bright comet G3 ATLAS seen from space in new astronaut photo
Jan 17, 2025 · Astronauts witnessed the brightest comet of 2025 from space as it streaked across the sky above Earth. A new photo taken from the vantage point of the International Space Station (ISS) captures the...
Is super-bright Comet ATLAS G3 disintegrating? - EarthSky
4 days ago · Comet Atlas C/2024 G3 reached perihelion – its closest point to the sun – yesterday, January 13. Thanks to imagery from the SOHO spacecraft’s LASCO C3 imager, we can see it in its traverse....
'Totally amazing' astronaut photo captures comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS ...
Jan 16, 2025 · NASA astronaut Don Pettit captured C/2024 G3 "paying us a visit" in a striking photo released Jan. 11 on the social platform X. In the image, the comet's streaming tail makes it look like it...
The Brightest Comet of 2025 Is Coming. Here’s How You Can See …
Jan 11, 2025 · Hot on the tail of the Quadrantids meteor shower, another spectacle in the sky is about to arrive: comet Atlas C/2024 G3, which will reach perihelion—the point of its orbit closest to the...
Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) Kicks off the New Year — What to …
Dec 18, 2024 · Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) is on its way! Discovered April 5th by the automated Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) when it was magnitude 19 and 4.4 astronomical units from Earth, it's now visible at 8th magnitude in Scorpius at dawn for observers at equatorial and southern latitudes.
Get ready for the 'New Year Comet': What to expect from Comet ATLAS …
Dec 30, 2024 · In the wake of comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) in October, comet G3 is due to reach perihelion — its closest to the sun — on Jan. 13, 2025. That day, this icy visitor to the inner solar...
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