
The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has stunned astronomers yet again after Japanese astrophotographer Satoru Murata captured extraordinary new images showing three distinct ionic jets and a dramatic sunward-pointing anti-tail, as the object swept past the galaxy NGC4691under a thin crescent Moon.
Murata's photographs, taken from New Mexico and posted on Facebook, have quickly circulated among scientists studying the comet's unusual behaviour.