Image: 3I-ATLAS noirlab2522b crop

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Description: Comet 3I/ATLAS is captured in this image by the Gemini North telescope. The incredible sensitivity of Gemini North's Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS-N) reveals the comet’s compact coma — a cloud of gas and dust surrounding its icy nucleus. This image was made from observations on 3 July 2025 (determined via coordinates given in source's annotations/footnotes.)
Title: 3I-ATLAS noirlab2522b crop
Credit: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2522b/
Author: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/K. Meech (IfA/U. Hawaii) Image Processing: Jen Miller & Mahdi Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)
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