Another naked-eye comet from Chile
Last night I was lucky and caught comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) from the Obstech El Sauce Observatory. In fact, I captured it just a few meters away from the ATLAS telescope, which discovered this comet on April 5, 2024. C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is a non-periodic comet that reached its closest point to the Sun on January 13, 2025, at a distance of about 13 million km. The comet appeared very bright in near-sun images and might become the brightest comet of 2025.
Last night it was clearly visible to the naked eye, and it was a beautiful view. Unfortunately, this will not last. Every day, as the comet rises higher in the sky and moves away from the sun, it will become fainter and fainter and eventually disappear altogether.
The comet joining the planets Venus (bright spot in the upper right corner) and Saturn (left above Venus) for a celestial threesome.