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Astrophotographer captures Comet C/2023 E1 Atlas in rare encounter with Flying Bat and Squid Nebula

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A deep-sky portrait captured in different wavelengths between Ha, OIII and RGB light, features a large reddish cloud of glowing hydrogen gas from the Sh2-129, known as the Flying Bat nebula.

The nebula, with a physical diameter of 271 light-years , seems to have embedded a blueish giant Squid Nebula .

The rare encounter was captured in exquisite detail by astrophotographer Miguel Claro .