Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS) from Mt Stromlo Observatory in Australia

Описание: Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS) has been gracing our skies, but has broken up, producing a brilliant tail. It is rapidly disappearing, and will never be seen again.

One of the cameras I have at Mt Stromlo where I work spotted this on the 22nd. You can see the comet in the beginning, going below the horizon. Also making an appearance is our neighbor galaxy, the SMC (cloud-like object in the top left) as well as the green space junk laser in operation.