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Photos show once-in-80,000-year comet streaking across Pennsylvania sky

By Michael Guise

/ CBS News

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(Credit: Jessica Guay/KDKA)

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was captured in Western Pennsylvania on Oct. 15, 2024. 

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS photo

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(Credit: Jessica Guay/KDKA)

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was captured in Western Pennsylvania on Oct. 15, 2024. 

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS photo

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(Credit: Jessica Guay/KDKA)

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was captured in Western Pennsylvania on Oct. 15, 2024. 

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS photo

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(Credit: Ian Smith/KDKA)

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was captured in Western Pennsylvania on Oct. 15, 2024. 

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS photo

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(Credit: Ian Smith/KDKA)

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was captured in Western Pennsylvania on Oct. 15, 2024. 

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS photo

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(Credit: Ian Smith/KDKA)

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was captured in Western Pennsylvania on Oct. 15, 2024. 

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS photo

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(Credit: Ian Smith/KDKA)

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was captured in Western Pennsylvania on Oct. 15, 2024. 

Michael Guise

Michael Guise is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh who has worked for KDKA-TV since 2019.

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