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On the night of January 20, 2025, under favorable weather conditions, an observation session was conducted in Sierras de Mahoma, San José, Uruguay, to capture Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS).
Comets undergo significant transformations as they approach the Sun. While their solid nucleus of ice and rock is only a few kilometers across, the heat from the Sun causes them to release dust and gas, forming an extensive tail. In this image, Comet ATLAS displays a prominent dust and ion tail, extending across the sky and spanning several times the apparent size of the full Moon.
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