Amateur Astrophotographer Upstages NASA by Using a $600 Portable Telescope to Do What They Couldn’t
Bro said, “Fine, I’ll do it myself.”
Published 3 weeks ago in Funny
Last week, NASA held a livestream where they shared images of the first-ever-observed interstellar comet to enter our galaxy, 3I/ATLAS. However, stargazers and astronomers alike were left disappointed as the images NASA shared were too blurry to discern any new information about the comet.
Well, one man took that personally and used a $600 portable telescope to get a clearer image of 3I/ATLAS and he’s since become a hero among the astrophotography community.
Captured 3I Atlas last night with my Dwarf 3.#3IATLASpic.twitter.com/NPlbLfIHwI
— Paul Craggs (@craggs_paul) November 22, 2025
Paul Craggs, an amateur Canadian astrophotographer, was able to snap the clearest image of 3I/ATLAS yet using a Dwarf 3 telescope, which can be purchased online for a few hundred dollars. Craggs took the picture on November 22 when the comet was seen passing Jupiter.
The image has sparked theories accusing NASA of hiding the comet from the public as many people couldn’t believe some dude with a $600 telescope was able to do what they couldn’t.
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