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That’s no comet…

Wang Chao from Jinan, Shandong, China

… that’s a megaconstellation. The photographer captured this satellite train moving across the sky near Ulanqab City in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The image is a stack of 40 frames taken with a Nikon DSLR and 14mm lens; each exposure was 20 seconds at f/2 and ISO 1600.

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