TALENTED snapper Peter Ribbeck managed to grab a spectacular selfie with a historic comet in the night skies which will not return again for 80,000 years.
In a magical moment, the photo shows the West Kilbride man delighted to catch a selfie with the night time spectacle before it fades away again for another 8,000 centuries.
Peter said: "This is myself with the Tsuchinshan-ATLAS comet, taken from Law Hill behind West Kilbride.
"The idea for this photo has been on my mind for a while, and I honestly thought I might miss the chance to capture this once-in-a-lifetime moment, as the comet now leaves our solar system for another 80,000 years .
"However, with a brief weather window of clear sky forecasted for Thursday, I jumped at the opportunity to get this shot.
"I used my remote trigger release to capture the shot, and this image is also a focal stack to ensure pin-sharp detail thought."
Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) passed its closest point to Earth on October 23.
After that approach, the comet began flying toward the sun, making it difficult to see by anything other than specialized instruments designed for solar study.
The comet was first noticed in January 2023, by the Tsuchinshan Observatory in China, and then independently detected by Nasa's Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS).
Another camera club member also managed to capture the comet in the night sky above Largs.
John MacMaster managed to get a spectacular photo of C/2024 S1 Atlas as it passed on top of the historic Viking landmark which was also another popular photo on our camera club page.
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