The first image of #3IAtlas from ESA's JUICE mission is in!
I reprocessed the image to remove hot pixels (left) and the stars (right) to make the tail easier to see.
EDIT: The starless image was updated with a cleaner version.
See here for the official ESA release: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2025/12/Comet_3I_ATLAS_shows_activity_in_Juice_navigation_camera_teaser
Credit: ESA/Juice/NavCam
Processing: Simeon Schmauß
The same image, but with the stars removed, showing 3I/Atlas in the center, visible as a bright fuzzy object with a faint tail pointing upward.
With no stars in the image, the tail is easier to make out, it appears to be a little undulated.
The same image, but with the stars removed, showing 3I/Atlas in the center, visible as a bright fuzzy object with a faint tail pointing upward.
With no stars in the image, the tail is easier to make out, it appears to be a little undulated.
EDIT: this image was updated with a cleaner version.
A starfield with 3I/Atlas in the center, visible as a bright fuzzy object with a faint tail pointing upward.