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Nearing perihelion
Gerald Rhemann, taken from Farm Tivoli, Namibia
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3) reaches perihelion — its point of closest approach to the Sun — today, Sept. 27. This shot was taken Sept. 25 with a 12-inch f/3.6 scope and LRGB filters with exposure times of 145, 20, 20, and 20 seconds, respectively.