Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1) (IMAGE)

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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1)

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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1) captured by the Subaru Telescope on December 13, 2025 (Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time). This image was created by combining three different wavelengths: V-band (550 nanometers, depicted in blue), R-band (660 nanometers, depicted in green), and I-band (805 nanometers, depicted in red).

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