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Fireworks show

Gianni Tumino from Ragusa, Sicily, Italy

A shower of glowing material erupts from Mount Etna next to the Pleiades star cluster (M45) at lower right in this 1.9-second exposure taken July 31, 2024 with a Canon DSLR and 300mm lens at f/4.