Observation by Nick James: 3I/ATLAS

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2025 Nov 20 - 05:39

Uploaded

2025 Nov 20 - 20:49

Objects

0003I

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Constellation

Virgo

Field centre

RA: 12^h36^m
Dec: -02°35'
Position angle: -5°24'

Field size

0°35' × 0°24'

Equipment

90mm, f/5.9 refr. + ASI1600MM

Exposure

27x60s

Location

Chelmsford

Target name

3I/ATLAS

Title

3I/ATLAS

About this image

Nice clear sky this morning at 5am and I have (just) been able to detect the tails of interstellar comet 3i. It has quite a strange looking coma.

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3i_20251120_053929_ndj.jpg (447.5 kB)

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