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Interstellar visitor

Chris Schur, taken from Payson, Arizona

The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS — just the third to be discovered — is captured in this amateur shot (click and zoom in to see inset) next to the open cluster M23 (at right). The imager used a 10-inch f/3.9 scope to take 30 minutes of LRGB exposure.

July 2025