Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) has survived perihelion

Comet C/2024 G3 within the SOHO C3 imager on the 13 of January, blue filter. The tail construction is over uncovered. the horizontal bar is over publicity artifact.	Comet C/2024 G3 within the SOHO C3 imager on the 13 of January, roughly the identical time because the blue picture, excessive decision FITS picture (I’ve adjusted brightness and distinction to carry out the tail construction)
Animated GIF of Comet C/2024 G3 passing throuh the SOHO C3 imager on the 13-14 of January, blue filter. The tail construction is over uncovered. the horizontal bar is over publicity artifact.	Comet C/2024 G3 within the STEREO Forward H1 imager on the 14 of January, beacon picture. The tail construction is over uncovered. the vertical bar is over publicity artifact.

Comet C/2024 G3 (Atlas) has survived perihelion. It’s trying magnificent within the SOHO and STEREO spacecraft photographs. the excessive decision FITS photographs from SOHO present finely detailed tail construction. individuals have been capable of picture it in daylight and I’ve seen magnitude estimates of between -5 and -2.5, if these maintain up because it strikes away from the solar, we could possibly see it low on the western horizon from the sixteenth on. 

Individuals have been reporting with the ability to photograph it 10 minutes after sunset within the US. See the desk beneath for spotters charts (I’m nonetheless utilizing the previous Minor Planet & Comet Ephemeris Service’s prediction suggesting a peak magnitude of around  -1.4 so we may see something a lot brighter). We might even be capable of see some tail after the comets head is beneath the horizon.

Whereas this won’t be one other comet McNaught, Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) has an excellent likelihood of being an exquisite object because it emerges from the twilight.

Black and white printable spotters map to assist with discovering the comet. Venus and Saturn are good signposts to the placement of the comet. The magnitudes listed are the present ones from the MPC. It may be brighter. Click on to embiggen and print.

Labels: binocular, C/2023 G3, comet, unaided eye

# posted by Ian Musgrave @ 5:31 pm