Ray Ewing

Comet Lemmon

There is a chance you might get a view of a faint comet, now under the Big Dipper, in the northeastern sky early in the morning, before dawn. 

Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) has increased in brightness, making it visible enough to see with binoculars. You might see it without binoculars, but it is unlikely you'll see the faint tail.

Even more striking, your cellphone's camera might get a better view than you if you can put it on a stable tripod and shoot away.

The best photographs of this visiting celestial object are all over the Internet. Just do a little Googling and you'll come up with plenty. Amateur astronomers are having plenty of fun pointing their gear at this solar system wonder. The comet is now moving through the constellation Canes Venatici, which is right below the handle of the Big Dipper.

Astronomers report that the comet is around 5th magnitude, which makes it slightly brighter than the 6th magnitude threshold for seeing faint objects in the night sky. If you see it, the comet looks like a faint fuzzy star. With binoculars you may see the tail. It is all very exciting, as the comet will be closest to the Earth on Tuesday. And astronomers are hopeful it will brighten enough so you won't need binoculars.

Sunrise and Sunset
Day Sunrise Sunset
Fri., Oct. 17 6:55 5:57
Sat., Oct. 18 6:56 5:56
Sun., Oct. 19 6:57 5:54
Mon., Oct. 20 6:59 5:53
Tues., Oct. 21 7:00 5:51
Wed., Oct. 22 7:01 5:50
Thurs., Oct. 23 7:02 5:48
Fri., Oct. 24 7:03 5:47

Temperatures and Precipitations
Day Max (Fº) Min (Fº) Inches
Oct. 10 57 43 0.00
Oct. 11 66 46 0.00
Oct. 12 68 54 0.00
Oct. 13 61 58 1.60
Oct. 14 61 57 0.88
Oct. 15 61 54 0.25
Oct. 16 61 46 T

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