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Comet C/2025 A6 Visible Despite Bright Moonlight

11/1/2025

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Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) is visible in the night sky, but the bright Moon may wash out its brightness.
Observers should search about 1.5 hours after sunset, facing northwest, and continue observing as the comet approaches the Sun and moves away from Earth.
Use binoculars or a telescope to spot the comet near the constellation Ophiuchus, starting with low magnification.
The comet was discovered on January 3, 2025, in Arizona.

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Story summary

Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) is visible in the night sky, but the bright Moon may wash out its brightness.
Observers should search about 1.5 hours after sunset, facing northwest, and continue observing as the comet approaches the Sun and moves away from Earth.
Use binoculars or a telescope to spot the comet near the constellation Ophiuchus, starting with low magnification.
The comet was discovered on January 3, 2025, in Arizona.