Watch interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS speed away from the sun in free telescope livestream on Nov. 18.

Tune in on Nov. 18 to witness detailed telescopic views of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it races headlong away from the sun on an escape trajectory from our solar system, courtesy of a livestream hosted by the Virtual Telescope Project.

The Virtual Telescope Project's YouTube livestream begins at 11:15 p.m. EST on Nov. 18 (0415 GMT on Nov. 19) and will feature live views of comet 3I/ATLAS captured by the organization's suite of robotic telescopes situated in Manciano, Italy, weather permitting. The event had originally been scheduled to take place on Nov. 16, but was delayed due to poor weather.

Comet 3I/ATLAS was discovered on July 1 earlier this year and was swiftly confirmed to be just the third interstellar object ever to visit our solar system, based on an analysis of its trajectory. The interstellar comet recently made its closest approach to the sun on Oct. 30 during an event known to astronomers as "perihelion" and has only recently emerged out from behind our parent star.

Source: www.space.com

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