Guess what… Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon)

Arrived to find a 24.6% illuminated waxing crescent Moon and a pretty incredible sunset.

Sunset
Sunset

The Moon set at about the same time as the comet, so it was never fully dark while the comet was up. The temperature dropped to 0° C, and once the Moon had set the SQM was 20.98. Fortunately there was no wind. Saw a long bright white meteor heading from the north west toward the Moon. It flashed a couple of times.

24.6% illuminated waxing crescent Moon
24.6% illuminated waxing crescent Moon

Once again, the comet was visible naked eye, and was very nice in binoculars. Much brighter that the previous 2 trips.

Bill Longo Canon EOS 90D All Rights Reserved f/4 100sec ISO-1600 300mm
Bill Longo Canon EOS 90D All Rights Reserved f/4 100sec ISO-1600 300mm

There are more satellites tonight than there were 3 days ago…

 

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