{"id":279569,"date":"2025-11-12T11:37:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T11:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/279569\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T11:37:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T11:37:03","slug":"comet-c-2025-k1-atlas-fragmentation-12-nov-2025-image","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/279569\/","title":{"rendered":"Comet C\/2025 K1 ATLAS fragmentation: 12 Nov. 2025 image."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We imaged comet C\/2025 K1 ATLAS again, after its nucleus fragmentation, spotting two main \u201cparts\u201d, while the sunward feature we reported yesterday is now stronger, looking like another piece\/cloud.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/c2025k1_12nov2025_c14_2x_masi.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-206712\" class=\"wp-image-206712\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/c2025k1_12nov2025_c14_2x_masi.jpg\" alt=\"Comet C\/2025 K1 ATLAS: the fragmentation of the nucleus is well visible, with likely three parts. 12 Nov. 2025.\" width=\"800\" height=\"726\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-206712\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Comet C\/2025 K1 ATLAS: the fragmentation of the nucleus is well visible, with likely three parts. 12 Nov. 2025.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The image above comes from the sigma-clipping combination of seven, 120-second unfiltered exposures, remotely taken with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtualtelescope.eu\/the-celestron-360mm-schmidt-cassegrain-telescope-on-paramount-me\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Celestron C14+Paramount ME+SBIG ST-10XME<\/a> robotic unit available as part of the Virtual Telescope Project in Manciano, Italy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We clearly see the two main fragments <a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtualtelescope.eu\/2025\/11\/11\/comet-c-2025-k1-atlas-fragmentation-10-11-nov-2025-images\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reported yesterday<\/a>, plus a third element located in the solar direction (SE), respect to the main fragment, where yesterday we spotted a spike-like feature.<\/p>\n<p>The 1:1, original image is available below (rotated on 180 deg.).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/c2025k1_12nov2025_c14_masi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-206707\" class=\"wp-image-206707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/c2025k1_12nov2025_c14_masi.jpg\" alt=\"Comet C\/2025 K1 ATLAS: the fragmentation of the nucleus is well visible, with likely three parts. 12 Nov. 2025.\" width=\"800\" height=\"726\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-206707\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Comet C\/2025 K1 ATLAS: the fragmentation 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