Here is another outstanding image of Comet C/2023 E1 (ATLAS) taken on July 13 by Dan Bartlett, showing its long tail.
https://www.astrobin.com/4mswrp/B/
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Comet C/2023 E1 (ATLAS) can be seen in the northern night sky near the North Star as shown in the map below.
https://britastro.org/section_news_item/comet-of-the-month-c-2023-e1-atlas
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C/2023 E1 (ATLAS) was discovered on March 1, 2023 at magnitude 19 using the ATLAS 0.5-m, f/2 Schmidt at Sutherland, South Africa.
ATLAS is an array of four telescopes spread out in Hawaii, Chile and South Africa, funded by NASA and operated by the University of Hawaii.
Comet C/2023 E1 is periodic with a period of 85 years. The graphics below show its current location, key parameters and its full inclined orbit.
http://astro.vanbuitenen.nl/comet/2023E1
https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html#/?sstr=c%2F2023%20e1&view=VOP
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#Comet C/2023 E1 ATLAS near #Perihelion
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