3I/Atlas is back in the viral spotlight on social media, with people flabbergasted by its speed. A new post on social media has caused a meltdown among astronomy enthusiasts. This viral post says that 3I/ATLAS was observed streaking across the sky, covering roughly 76,600 kilometres in just 18 minutes, implying an apparent motion of nearly 71 km/s.
But that's not all: the attached photo, reportedly captured on a device called 'Seestar S50,' shows a bright trail against a static background of stars, leading them to proclaim it the 'cleanest sky plane displacement ever recorded.' If true, this could change our view of comets.
