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*Let's not mention the Nasa fiasco....*
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| The Virtual Telescope Project |
Many thanks to The Virtual Telescope Project for making this livestream public, and to all the amateur Astronomers who have brought us some remarkable photos of 3I/Atlas over the past months ~ much gratitude for all your time and effort!
Now we come to the much-anticipated event promised by Nasa ~ the release of 3I/Atlas images taken by their powerful "advanced" (and extremely costly) equipment in Space and on the ground.
Due to timezone difference, I didn't watch the "press conference" until just a couple of hours ago. I did my best to watch the show (that's what it was) but just couldn't go beyond a few minutes 😣 Instead, I looked around online to find what ground-breaking data they had shown. This was the most recent image (2 Oct) from Nasa's own website (bearing in mind the amateur Astronomers have already given us some stunning images from as recent as 17 November):
Odear.
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That is what's being reported by Nasa's own website.
This is the link for the yt livestream 3pm ET 19 November 2025:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A55SUq2eDXg
There will be "briefing participants" at this event and members of the public can ask questions, please check for details at Nasa's site.
We can finally get to see what has been recorded by all the advanced equipment deployed in Space by Nasa and other agencies as well as heavy duty ground telescope arrays.
Please note that The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0 is hosting a livestream on the same day but at a different time i.e. 4:15am 19 November 2025, here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krU8gN-J9gY
Definitely something to look forward to!
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Satoru Murata 2025-11-16 11:53:50~12:23:20 UTC |
Yet again, it's the amateur Astronomers ~ and not "official" sources ~ providing us with images, and really good ones at that. Here are some of the latest from ICQ Comet Observations, including the one above:
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The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0 is offering a livestream on 19 Nov. 2025, starting at 04:15 UTC.
It was supposed to commence on 17th but has been postponed to 19th due to cloud and rain. Here's the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krU8gN-J9gY
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Avi Loeb referenced these images, so here are the two relevant links:
https://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=17490
Here is the pdf just for the images:
https://faculty.epss.ucla.edu/~jewitt/NOTpictures.pdf
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* Updated 15 November 2025: Added CME clip *
Well, we knew our Sun wasn't quite done yet 😅 That's an X4.05, the sixth X-class flare since 4 November 2025.
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No CME data yet, I will update when available. The Solar storm has cleared up so we will be able to get clear images. (Update: See CME clip at bottom of post)
We had almost 2 days of strong geomagnetic storms:
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There are nearly off-the-charts readings for Solar wind density and temperatures as well, please view them here.
So....how's everyone doing? 😅
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Update 15 November 2025:
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Look at the magnitude of that X5.16! Small wonder then that strong showers of Solar particles have been swarming satellites post-flare:
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This was the CME that birthed from the X5.16:
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And since then until at this time of writing, this is what is showing:
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SpaceWeather reports an on-going Ground Level Event:
A 'GROUND LEVEL EVENT' IS UNDERWAY: Yesterday's X5-class solar flare from sunspot 4274 hurled a fusillade of energetic protons toward Earth. Some of the particles are so powerful, they are penetrating the atmosphere all the way to the ground. "This is a very significant event," says Professor Clive Dyer of the Surrey Space Centre. "Neutron monitors around the world are detecting it."
Please read the article at their site here.
I added this afterthought to Part 1:
This makes it five X-class flares since 4 November 2025. I can't help but notice that we've not had any X-class flares for months since 20 June 2025....then our Sun belches out five in a span of 8 days....soon after its rendezvous with 3I/Atlas on Perihelion 29 October 2025.
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This is the on-going Solar storm that was predicted:
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| https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/wsa-enlil-solar-wind-prediction |
Radial Velocity is at the white band, and this is forecast for later, where we're in the black band, about 1400km/s:
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| https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/wsa-enlil-solar-wind-prediction |
The animation below suggests that 3 different CMEs merged together, resulting in the expected situation later today:
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| https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/wsa-enlil-solar-wind-prediction |
The first two (red and white) were CMEs hurled out prior to the X5.1 flare, which itself produced the third one (black) that is expected to catch up and join the other two, with all three merging together. They call it a Cannibal CME but I'll just use the term "merge", thanks.
It's very choppy out in Space-Sea:
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| https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/geospace-magnetosphere-movies |
We are in a Plasma Tidal Wave.
I'll finish up here and move on to the next post.
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Radio blackout:
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I believe we'll get quite a bit more data on this soon.
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| Michael Jaeger / SpaceWeather |
Amateur Astronomer Michael Jaeger once again steps in to provide decent images of 3I/Atlas when seemingly no high-powered telescope arrays are able to do so. Either that, or available images/data have been withheld from the public.
The above image shows 3I/Atlas as at 8 November 2025, with what looks like....5 tails? Including the anti-tail that is apparently still present. So now, our Visitor has not 1 but several tails....but with a "complex structure". Another anomaly, it would seem.
From SpaceWeather:
Michael Jaeger of Austria has been tracking the comet since it re-appeared on Nov. 4th. "We have something unusual to report," he says. "3I/ATLAS showed a complex tail structure early this morning (Nov. 8th)."
Here's a good one from another amateur Astronomer Alberto Quijano Vodniza:
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We have another photo of our Visitor on 9 November 2025, this time from Frank Niebling and Michael Buechner who are, yep you've guessed it, amateur Astronomers:
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"Despite the comet's low altitude (9o to 12o) and interference from bright moonlight (82 % illuminated), we were able to capture this image with nice details," says Niebling. "The picture is heavily processed to show the antitail on one side and the 'smoking' tail on the other."
Those abominable lines? SpaceWeather explains:
One more thing: What are all the streaks in Niebling's photo? Starlink satellites. Earth is surrounded by more than 8000 of them, so it is almost impossible to take photos of this low-hanging morning comet without Starlink interference.
As expected, Avi Loeb has given his analysis, but he rather interestingly refers to those "tails" as "jets", and identified not one but two anti-tails. He also points out that the anti-tails must have properties which are able to overcome our Sun's solar wind speeds, unlike that of a natural Comet.
He additionally makes some other propositions suggesting that 3I/Atlas may be much larger than the officially reported 5km and that "technological thrusters" could be present. Please read the report here.
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I can't find any resources at this time since it only occurred less than a couple of hours ago, based on the above chart. Once I see something relevant, I will update here. Meanwhile, I think this could be the X-flare:
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2025 seems to be fast becoming the year for fascinating Comets, or pseudo-Comets. This new kid on the block seemingly popped into view rather suddenly. I don't know details, but I'm wondering how this new Comet got so far into our Solar System before it was discovered. Of course, there could be a very simple Astronomy-based reason of which I'm unaware, but looking at its orbit, it just seems peculiar that this one sneaked in unnoticed until only recently.
There are already many online sensationalist reports exclaiming that C/2025 V1 Borisov is a sort of probe or craft released by 3I/Atlas, supported by the situation that its position was between the latter and Earth when it was discovered. And of course, that it is tail-less.
Anyhoo, I wrestled with the following chart (as best as I could, given my very extremely novice status) to determine the orbital plane of 3I/Atlas, C/2025 V1 Borisov and Earth on 3 November:
Its discovery was reported by Comets and Asteroids:
Gennady Borisov is the same amateur Astronomer who discovered our second Interstellar visitor 2I/Borisov ~ which had very Comet-like behaviour, tail and all.
Orbital Today carried some interesting details:
Unlike many comets, C/2025 V1 Borisov appears to lack a prominent tail, which has stirred curiosity and, inevitably, online speculation. Some enthusiasts have linked it to another space traveller, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, which has also been the subject of dramatic theories.
Astronomers, however, say there’s no mystery at all. The comet’s subdued appearance is likely due to its composition and distance from the Sun, which means it has not yet developed the glowing tail typical of highly active comets. Scientists confirm that C/2025 V1 Borisov originates within our own Solar System, most likely from the distant Oort Cloud.
Avi Loeb weighed in as well ~ please visit his site to read his article where he indicates an absence of relationship between this new Comet and 3I/Atlas. He also brings up the latest image of 3I/Atlas which shows unusual "jets" emanating from the body. I will get to that in the next post. Fascinating stuff ~ 3I/Atlas continues to present peculiarities.
In the same article, Avi Loeb also includes a link to a recent interview with NewsMax ~ it's brief but had good relevant questions.
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| Qicheng Zhang/Lowell Observatory ~ LiveScience |
First up is the potentially first image of post-Perihelion 3I/Atlas, courtesy of amateur Astronomer Qicheng Zhang. Hmmmm still no tail.
There's a more recent one also taken by Zhang, also tail-less:
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Based on more credible sources, in the recent period prior to and post Perihelion, it would seem that:
Here are some reports from Avi Loeb that highlight some relevant points and considerations about what's happening with 3I/Atlas. While I do not share his strong concern for a hostile attack/takeover by advanced ETs, I do appreciate his observations and perspectives, and his determination to be swimming uphill against the mainstream.
By the way Avi Loeb, here are some interesting scenarios for you to consider:
Okeydoke back to Avi Loeb's reports:
Excerpt: If we do not observe a massive cloud of gas around 3I/ATLAS in December, then the reported non-gravitational acceleration near perihelion might be regarded as a technological signature of a propulsion system.
I do not understand much of the scientific mechanics in the articles, but for those who do, the articles would be beneficial. I also appreciate Avi Loeb calling the term "dark comet" an oxymoron 😄 That's the scientific experts for you.
There's also an interview with Ashley Banfield, which I found informative. Please watch it here.
(For information, in case there is any accusation of bias or prejudice since it's obvious I don't think much of the Scientific sector ~ I was a Science student in school, a Science graduate, and had a Science-based career.)
I think it's very encouraging to see amateur Astronomers step in and provide public data about this Visitor. This is a telling example of how "We the Little People" will be the ones to initiate, create and expand our New Reality, independent of "governments" and other control structures as much as possible. To me, this is the true meaning of "The meek shall inherit the Earth". More about that another time.
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....with corresponding high-speed Solar winds:
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Our Sun is still churning out gargantuan CMEs, like this recent one on 7 November 2025:
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Earlier on the same day (7th), our Planet was swathed in high Plasma density ~ this was the same timeframe as those high-speed Solar winds:
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For more details about the X-class flares, please visit SpaceWeather.
SpaceWeather also reports that we would be expecting some Earth-facing CMEs soon, bearing in mind that our Sun has been spewing colossal non-Earth-facing CMEs daily over the past weeks.
Here are two recent ones:
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What we may expect around the 8th:
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3I/ATLAS 2025-11-19 4.05 UT 900/300/300/300 sec 12"/4 QHY 600 Michael Jäger, Gerald Rhemann These two are the same amateur Astronomers ...
