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Photographer:

Mike Olason

Location of Photo:

Tucson, Arizona

Date/Time of photo:

2024 November 15, 0256UT

Equipment:

ASI178MC camera and 38mm focal length lens

Description:

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) was magnitude 8.0 when this image was taken under a Full Moon. The comet continues to fade as it slowly passes over the millions of background stars near the center of our Milky Way Galaxy as seen from Earth.