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Now is the perfect time to catch Comet Lemmon in the evening sky
Comet Lemmon brightened significantly over the past month and is visible to the naked eye or binoculars in dark Northern Hemisphere skies, with best views this week.
- On Tuesday, Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon, discovered Jan. 3 by David C. Fuls during the Mount Lemmon survey, passed closest to Earth and now rises higher for better viewing.
- The comet has brightened significantly over the past month and is visible with the naked eye in reasonably dark locations, while city observers generally need binoculars.
- Use the Big Dipper to locate Arcturus, then find Comet Lemmon in the western sky soon, or try SkySafari and Stellarium apps to pinpoint its position.
- Friday is a good time to catch it, as the moon is roughly only nine per cent illuminated and remains below the horizon; after Sunday, the comet will descend lower on the southwestern horizon but remain visible until the middle of November.
- Robert Massey said `It isn't going to be like Hale-Bopp was for those who remember it back in the late 1990s, or even NEOWISE in 2020, it's going to be a little tough to see with the eye,` and he noted it won't return for another 1,300 years.
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Leaning Left1Leaning Right1Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution34% Left, 33% Center, 33% Right
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- 34% of the sources lean Left, 33% of the sources are Center, 33% of the sources lean Right
34% Left
L 34%
C 33%
R 33%
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