3i 20250917 1820 mjaeger

Images taken in Namibia on September 17 show the comet already at a brightness of 12m0 with a 5' coma and a 150" tail in pa 107.
 

3I/ATLAS 2025-09-17 UT 18.20 UT 20/9/9/9min 12"/3.6 Asi 6200 Farm Tivoli, Gerald Rhemann, Michael Jäger

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