Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) and its multiple tails
This impressive image of comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) was captured on 29 January from ESO's Paranal Observatory by Abel de Burgos Sierra, ESO Fellow in Chile. Gas and dust particles are ejected from the nucleus and pushed away from the Sun by the solar wind and radiation, creating a spectacular display with multiple tails.
Links:
- Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) wagging its tail
- Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) setting at Paranal Observatory
- A colourful view of comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS)
A. de Burgos Sierra/ESO
About the Image
| Id: | potw2505b |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 3 February 2025, 06:00 |
| Size: | 2517 x 3774 px |
About the Object
| Name: | C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) |
| Type: | Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Comet |
| Category: | Solar System |
