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1/ We have to agree with astronomer David H. Levy here: "Comets are like #cats : they have tails, and they do precisely what they want."

Since you loved the images of #comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) that we shared recently, here are some more, taken from our Paranal Observatory in #Chile. This lovely #BlackAndWhite image was taken by our colleague Juan Beltrán, an engineer at Paranal.

➡️ https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2505a/

📷 J. Beltrán/ESO

#astrodon #astronomy #astrophysics #astrophotography #space
This black and white picture shows a small telescope and a large portion of the night sky. At the forefront, the silhouette of a small telescope reveals its small dome and central structure. Besides it stands a man, wearing a hood. The background of the picture shows the night sky, although only a few stars are visible, as well as a few short white strikes which indicate moving objects. The ’star’ of this composition, though, is the comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), which covers most of the frame and looks like a giant feather in the sky (or a bushy cat’s tail). The core of the comet (its tip) is bright white, while its tail becomes more diffuse as you go away from the core.
#Cats #Space #astronomy #astrophotography #blackandwhite #Chile #Astrodon #comet #astrophysics
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2/ And this other one was captured by Abel de Burgos Sierra, ESO fellow, and shows the comet's multiple tails 🤩

📷 A. de Burgos Sierra/ESO
In a gradient from orange-red to green-blue, this image captures the Comet C/2024 G3 around dusk. The background is covered by countless stars of all sizes. At the forefront, the comet appears as a white feather-shaped object. The core of the comet (its tip) is bright white. From there, two tails originate: towards the right projects a fainter tail, almost like a veil. Towards the top projects a brighter tail, which looks almost like the bushy tail of a cat and which becomes fainter the further you go from the comet’s core.

MPS Göttingen hat dies geteilt

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