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Astronomy Picture of the Day - Comet ATLAS over Brasília
NASA ^ | 21 Jan, 2025 | Image Credit: Frederico Danin

Posted on 01/21/2025 1:03:50 PM PST by MtnClimber

Explanation: What's that in the sky? Above the city, above most clouds, far in the distance: it's a comet. Pictured, the impressive tail of Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) was imaged from Brasília, Brazil four days ago. Last week the evolving comet rounded the Sun well inside the orbit of planet Mercury, going so close there was early concern that it might break up -- and recent evidence that it really did. At one point near perihelion, Comet ATLAS was so bright that sightings were even reported during the day -- over the bright sky near the Sun -- by careful observers. Over the past few days, Comet ATLAS has developed a long tail that has been partly visible with unaided eyes after sunset, most notably in Earth's southern hemisphere.


TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; nasa
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1 posted on 01/21/2025 1:03:50 PM PST by MtnClimber
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2 posted on 01/21/2025 1:04:12 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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ChemTrail, Big Time.....


3 posted on 01/21/2025 1:04:35 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: 21stCenturion; 21twelve; 4everontheRight; A Navy Vet; A_perfect_lady; abb; AFB-XYZ; AFPhys; ...
Pinging the APOD list

🪐 🌟 🌌 🍔

4 posted on 01/21/2025 1:04:55 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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"ChemTrail, Big Time....."


5 posted on 01/21/2025 1:10:39 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (They were the FA-est of times, they were the FO-est of times.)
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What a long tail!


6 posted on 01/21/2025 1:17:18 PM PST by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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I’ll be damned!! a real picture!!


7 posted on 01/21/2025 1:20:45 PM PST by sit-rep
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I’ll be damned!! a real picture!!

How can you be sure?

8 posted on 01/21/2025 1:29:16 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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You understand!!! I cant be sure!!! Thats my whole point!!!!

but, the contrail, although quite big, is be the clouds which is usually the give away... But, as you say, I am not 100% behind it being real. and thats the sad truth...


9 posted on 01/21/2025 1:34:41 PM PST by sit-rep
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is behind the clouds*


10 posted on 01/21/2025 1:36:12 PM PST by sit-rep
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To: sit-rep

It could be Russian disinformation designed to cause distrust in the Trump agenda.


11 posted on 01/21/2025 1:36:40 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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lol


12 posted on 01/21/2025 1:37:35 PM PST by sit-rep
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Now, THAT was a good one!


13 posted on 01/21/2025 1:58:59 PM PST by Deaf and Discerning
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bttt


14 posted on 01/21/2025 2:09:17 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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OH BOY. ON the last big thread of chem trail panic I finally had to admit I am the one who is responsible for the chemicals in chemtrails that are turning frogs gay. We were caught and I just couldn’t contain the lie after 20 years in aviation.


15 posted on 01/21/2025 2:23:47 PM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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“I just couldn’t contain the lie after 20 years in aviation.”

These Cosmic ChemTrails have been observed for millennia.....

I think you are off the hook.


16 posted on 01/21/2025 3:09:07 PM PST by Paladin2
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“I think you are off the hook.”

That’s just how good we are....


17 posted on 01/21/2025 9:16:29 PM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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