After briefly escaping from Earth's view during a (very) close approach to the sun on Oct. 30, Comet 3I/ATLAS can finally be seen through amateur telescopes again, though it's impossible to say how long the interstellar invader will remain detectable for.

3I/ATLAS was discovered earlier this year, on July 1, and was swiftly confirmed to be just the third interstellar object known to have visited our solar system. It's believed to have formed around a distant star.

As such, scientists were quick to analyze the comet's light fingerprint using every ground and space-based instrument at their disposal, probing its evolving coma and tail(s) in an attempt to unravel the wanderer's mysteries — and the environment from whence it came.

Now, you can get your shot at laying eyes on 3I/ATLAS, as it

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