comet G3, ATLAS and Venus

Unfortunately, the comet appears to have disintegrated as it reached its perihelion on October 28, melting into nothingness as it skimmed only 750,000 miles from the surface of our star.
Update, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024: images from NASA’s SOHO Observatory suggest that comet ATLAS (C/2024 S1) did not survive its close encounter with the sun, and is presumed disintegrated.
Reminder: Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) is on track to briefly reach magnitude -4.2 when it skirts the sun on Jan. 13, 2025. Possibly visible with difficulty) from temperate north latitudes on Jan. 11 ...