International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/K. Meech (IfA/U. Hawaii)
Image Processing: Jen Miller & Mahdi Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)
Comet 3I/ATLAS Seen With Gemini North
Comet 3I/ATLAS is captured in this image by the Gemini North telescope. The incredible sensitivity of Gemini North's Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS-N) reveals the comet’s compact coma — a cloud of gas and dust surrounding its icy nucleus.
