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: At exactly 7:14:35 AM, it happened. Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) , glowing with a distinct emerald hue, hung perfectly above the white-capped summit. It looked like a ghost drifting through a sea of stars, a cosmic bridge between the ancient fire of the volcano and the infinite cold of space.

: Back in his warm cabin, he saved the file: IMG_20230128_071435_012.jpg . To the world, it would become a famous NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day . To Elias, it was the moment he stood at the edge of the world and watched a prehistoric wanderer say hello. IMG_20230128_071435_012.jpg

: By 7:00 AM, the horizon began to bleed a pale violet. Setting up his tripod near the smoking craters, his fingers were nearly too numb to turn the dials. He focused his lens on the twin peaks of the volcano, waiting for the exact moment the light would balance the sky and the snow. : At exactly 7:14:35 AM, it happened