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Community photo entitled Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) - Easily visible to the naked eye by John Paul Pile on 01/17/2025 at San Rafael, Bulacan, Philippines

Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) - Easily visible to the naked eye

On 01/17/2025 06:15 pm by John Paul Pile | San Rafael, Bulacan, Philippines

Tonight, the comet was easily visible to the naked eye. I first spotted it at 6:12 p.m. (-6° Sun) and it remained visible until it disappeared behind the trees around 6:20 p.m. I could clearly see its slightly curved, yellowish tail stretching about 2°. This is the third comet I’ve seen with the naked eye in just 10 months, and I’m amazed by this one because, although small, it’s incredibly bright!

Realme Narzo 50 and Apexel 6× Telephoto lens

30x0.6s at 100 ISO stacked and processed using Photoshop