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Pastoral perihelion

Jean Cursino, taken from Caçapava, São Paulo, Brazil

The long tail of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3) appears in this 30-second exposure taken at f/2.2 and ISO 250 with a Nikon DSLR and 50mm lens.