This image of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS was taken by ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) with its low-res Navigation Camera (NavCam) on Nov. 2.
The image shows 2 tails - a ‘plasma tail’ – made up of electrically charged gas and a fainter ‘dust tail’ – made up of tiny solid particles.
Data from Juice's 5 sophisticated instruments won't be downloaded until late Feb. because its main high-gain antenna is currently being used as a Sun shield.
And here comes a stunning image of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS, taken on Dec. 2 by the dynamic astrophotographer duo of Gerald Rhemann and Michael Jäger, showing the comet's tails in full glory.
It clearly shows a long wispy plasma tail and a dust tail that appears as an "anti-tail" pointing in the opposite direction.
The image was taken by their remote telescope in Namibia.
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Credit: Gerald Rhemann & Michael Jäger
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