Stunning image of Atlas showing its "Anti-Tail" on the left side captured by Dr. Sebastian Voltmer during the object's pass of Earth yesterday
It seems to have had that "Anti-Tail" pointing at the Sun for an awfully long time now ,
![[Image: 1*o1wfSkqtVqThY7fPBnz-Ww.jpeg]](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:4800/format:webp/1*o1wfSkqtVqThY7fPBnz-Ww.jpeg)
In possibly related news the Sun has developed a rip and a hole , on July 15th this happened.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/u9kIleFn9LU
We discovered Atlas July 1st.
Then this.
Not saying they're connected but they could be connected.
It seems to have had that "Anti-Tail" pointing at the Sun for an awfully long time now ,
Quote:So far, December 19 images of 3I/ATLAS were only released by amateur astronomers. They feature a prominent anti-tail jet pointed at the Sun, ten times longer than it is wide, with a length of a million kilometers. We have never witnessed such a long, tightly collimated anti-tail. To fully understand the nature of 3I/ATLAS, we must explain this anomaly as well as the others listed here.
In the coming months, imaging and spectroscopic data will help us figure out the mysterious properties of 3I/ATLAS by the time it gets closest to Jupiter on March 16, 2026. The forecasted perijove distance of 53.6 million kilometers is close to Jupiter’s Hill radius, 53.5 million kilometers (as discussed here), where Jupiter’s gravity dominates over the Sun’s tide. Given that Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system, it would be interesting to monitor 3I/ATLAS with the Juno spacecraft for any unusual activity as it passes by Jupiter’s Lagrange points.
https://avi-loeb.medium.com/3i-atlas-ign...2c00682bf0
In possibly related news the Sun has developed a rip and a hole , on July 15th this happened.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/u9kIleFn9LU
We discovered Atlas July 1st.
Then this.
Quote:A large trans-equatorial coronal hole on the Sun is about to hit Earth with its high-speed stream of low-density solar wind, and that is going to increase geomagnetic volatility across the planet. It is expected for the CME launched from the Sun on Dec. 1st to combine with that solar wind structure such that G1-G3 geomagnetic storming levels are possible (NOAA's official estimate). Following behind the coronal hole are some huge sunspots, and together this creates the perfect conditions for high-magnitude earthquake release on Earth as Geophysicist Stefan Burns explains
Not saying they're connected but they could be connected.