Breathtaking view of Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) with its dramatic dust tail setting over the Atacama Desert in Chile, captured from the ESO Paranal Observatory. The comet's bright coma is visible against the twilight sky, with an auxiliary telescope in the foreground.
Astronomy Picture from 24/01/2025
Comet G3 ATLAS: a Tail and a Telescope
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250124.html
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