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  • Astronomy Picture of the Day - Two Camera Comets in One Sky

    09/29/2025 12:25:06 PM PDT · by MtnClimber · 11 replies
    NASA ^ | 29 Sep, 2025 | Image Credit & Copyright: Luc Perrot (TWAN)
    Explanation: It may look like these comets are racing, but they are not. Comets C/2025 K1 ATLAS (left) and C/2025 R2 SWAN (right) appeared near each other by chance last week in the featured image taken from France's Reunion Island in the southern Indian Ocean. Fainter Comet ATLAS is approaching our Sun and will reach its closest approach in early October when it is also expected to be its brightest -- although still only likely visible with long exposures on a camera. The brighter comet, nicknamed SWAN25B, is now headed away from our Sun, although its closest approach to Earth...