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| Ray's Astrophotography |
It's been a while since I posted about our Interstellar Visitor, and since it is now at perijove, I thought I should make amends by at least featuring it.
Here's Ray with some data about 3I/Atlas' possible size. He's briefly mentioned it before, positing that its size is far bigger than officially given estimates. In this video, Ray takes images of both Earth and 3I/Atlas at 0.44 AU, and comparing them:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrfuYvbM-Rw
My initial question is whether both images are at the same zoom/magnification level so as to make the comparison valid. Then I remind myself that Ray is the Astronomer with the relevant expertise, so of course he knows what he's doing. Even assuming that the zoom/magnification levels are not properly matched, a visual estimate places 3I/Atlas to be at least the size of Earth.
Something of at least that size....we can only imagine what sort of effects have been created within our Solar System as our Visitor speeds across.
Namarie! 💙
