New green comet to be visible from the UK - when and how you can spot it

New green comet to be visible from the UK - when and how you can spot it

New green comet to be visible from the UK - when and how you can spot

Astronomers at the SOHO space observatory identified comet C/2025 F2 (SWAN) only at the turn of March and April of this year, and it immediately caught their attention. Vlasatice increased its brightness dramatically in just a few days, which is not common. When they first saw it, it showed a brightness between 10 and 11 magnitudes, but on April 3, it reached a value of around 9.5 magnitudes and continued to increase its brightness. At the same …

A new comet invites herself into the spring sky. This visitor should be of interest to amateur astronomers, even the general public in the event of an unexpected burst of activity. Baptised C/2025 F2 Swan, she promises to be observable to binoculars, and perhaps to the naked eye between the end of the day.