The #GeminiNorth telescopes is observing the interstellar comet #3IATLAS right now: here is the acquisition image from moments ago, spectra to be taken now - from the #ShadowTheScientists session.
Honored to join Rep Suzanne Bonamici in Oregon last week!
Suzanne is a terrific Member of Congress who is fighting to cancel the cuts, lower costs and save healthcare.
You can learn more about Suzanne and help her at this link: https://www.bonamiciforcongress.com
-- Rep. Ted Lieu
Robinhood plans to launch a futures and derivatives exchange with Susquehanna in 2026 and says it's buying MIAXdx, which clears and executes derivatives trades (Hannah Erin Lang/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.
Former Titans, Seahawks WR Tyler Lockett expected to sign with Raiders https://www.nfl.com/news/former-titans-seahawks-wr-tyler-lockett-sign-with-raiders
What a #GeminiNorth #3IATLAS spectrum looks like - as raw as it gets, from the #shadowTheScientists session. See https://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=17503 for a pre-perihelion spectrum.
And here is what comet #3IATLAS looks like for the #geminiNorth Integral Field Unit (IFU) taking numerous spectra from points across the coma - from #ShadowTheScientists
Not only Lemmon but also #comet #SWAN has been imaged by Kimiya Yui from the #ISS: in https://x.com/Astro_Kimiya/status/1982242913389015085 it's peeking through the space station's solar arrays. (AFAIK this is a first, *two* comets getting imaged from the ISS at the same time.)
And here is a recording of the #ShadowTheScientists live observation of interstellar comet #3IATLAS with #GeminiNorth a few hours ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW0chiPZyYM