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VGTel, Inc. (OTC:VGTL) Schedules Week-of-December-9 Campaign to Image and Spectrograph Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS
VGTel, Inc. (OTC:VGTL) Schedules Week-of-December-9 Campaign to Image and Spectrograph Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS.
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[{"type":"text","content":"Lander, WY — October 6, 2025 — VGTel, Inc. (OTC:VGTL) will conduct a coordinated imaging + spectroscopy campaign on 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1) during the week of December 9, 2025, when geometry and solar elongation provide a practical ground-based observing window before dawn. Independent ephemerides indicate the object moves through Virgo → Leo in December with elongation ≳100° mid-month, suitable for deep imaging and spectra on professional-class facilities.VGTel will use its large-aperture Chilean telescope (the instrument pictured in the header of VGTel’s About-Us page, vgtelinc.com/about-us) equipped with a primary scientific imager and co-mounted spectrograph cameras on the same optical train for rapid, back-to-back exposures. The high-altitude northern-Chile site offers exceptional observing uptime, 300+ clear nights/year, low humidity, and dark skies, maximizing the probability of prime conditions that week.“We’re ready to collect clean, well-calibrated data as soon as the sky allows,” said Ken Williams, VGTel CEO. “While some official pages carried a shutdown banner ‘Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website.’ Our planning proceeded with independent ephemerides so we don’t miss the December opportunity. So we’re ready to execute as soon as the geometry clears.”Observing Plan (Week of Dec 9, 2025, Chile local time)Targets: Morphology (coma/tail), broadband colors, and low-/medium-resolution spectra for volatile diagnostics.Mode: Guided, stacked imaging + sequential slit/grism spectra; non-sidereal rates applied.Why December works: Post-perihelion pre-dawn visibility, object in Virgo → Leo with favorable elongation; from northern Chile (≈30°S), transit altitude ~50–55° (from Dec ≈ +4° to +7°), enabling high S/N integrations.Approximate Equatorial Coordinates (geocentric; refine day-of with Horizons)Dec. 9 (pre-dawn): RA ~ 11ʰ18ᵐ, Dec ~ +4°Dec. 12: RA ~ 11ʰ05ᵐ, Dec ~ +5½°Dec. 15: RA ~ 10ʰ56ᵐ, Dec ~ +6½°Context: Ephemerides place 3I/ATLAS near Zavijava (β Vir) around Dec. 4, then progressing into Leo by ~Dec. 12; closest approach ~Dec. 19 occurs near RA ≈ 10ʰ46ᵐ, Dec ≈ +7°, with elongation ~107°.Note: Final pointing and rates will be verified via JPL Horizons immediately before each night’s run.Scientific Context and CautionWhile 3I/ATLAS exhibits comet-like activity, it remains intrinsical...