Here's a rare glimpse of a comet that will leave the Solar System and never be seen again. Comet Leonard was only discovered in January 2021 and made its closest pass to Earth in December of the same year. This image not only won the Planets, Comets & Asteroids category but was also the Overall Winner in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 14 (2022) awards. It was captured using an ASA 12” Astrograph telescope

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