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Photographer:

Mike Olason

Location of Photo:

Tucson, Arizona

Date/Time of photo:

2 October 2021, 0911 UT

Equipment:

11" SCT and STF-8300M Camera

Description:

Comet ATLAS has brightened to about magnitude 15 and will stay at about magnitude 15-16 for the rest of the year before fading as it moves away from the Sun and Earth. It has a short fan tail above the coma.