Breakup of Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS)

Black-and-white telescopic image of Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) showing a broken nucleus with two bright fragments at the head and a wide, elongated dust tail extending across the frame against a field of stars.

Image Title: Comet C/2025 K1 (Atlas) breaking up

Copyright: Derek Mellen

Date image was taken: November 21, 2025

Location: Everglades, FL

Data Acquisition Method: Personal Telescope Setup

Description and Details: Comet C/2025 K1 (Atlas) has broken up. On November 21st 2025 at 2:35am I took 140 subs at 20sec each in luminance to create this image. I used an Apertura 8" RC at 1600mm focal length.

Name: Derek Mellen

Email: tekno775@hotmail.com

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