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Old 30-01-2025, 12:05 AM
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Comet 2024 G3 ATLAS - 29 January

Comet 2024 G3 ATLAS is still shaking its tail feather! Despite the absence of a head, I could still see 8-10 degrees of naked eye tail tonight, slightly more with binoculars. The bright neck of the comet had a very slightly fainter surface brightness to the Small Magellanic Cloud(SMC).
If you are at a location where you can't see the SMC you definitely won't see the comet. I first picked up the comet in binoculars and in camera about 40 minutes prior to the end of astronomical twilight.
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