The 80,000-year comet.

Venus in trees on left, with Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, 8:09:55 PM, 2024-10-14

It was quite visible to the naked eye, an hour and 10 minutes after sunset, despite the bright waxing gibbous moon behind us.

All taken with a Galaxy S10+, night mode, 5-second exposure.

Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, 8:12:18 PM, 2024-10-14

You can see it smearing towards the right.

Split tail of Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, 8:11:35 PM, 2024-10-14

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