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An astronomer in Italy caught a fortuitous image of the bright comet Lemmon seemingly entwined with the glowing trail of a "shooting star."
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See Comet Lemmon cross paths with a cosmic serpent tonight
Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) will pass through the neck of the great celestial serpent represented by the constellation Serpens Caput on the nights of Oct. 26-27.
Comet Lemmon is moving quickly west of the Big Dipper, near bright Arcturus, while Comet SWAN lies beneath the three stars that form the Summer Triangle. About 90 minutes after sunset is when to look for both.
But if you're out and about this final week of October, you can still spot these green gaseous globes and their streaming tails.You'll be able to see Lemmon without any equipment, but SWAN will be pretty faint,
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While NASA classifies the object as a harmless comet, per Economic Times, Loeb described the matter similar to a “blind date,” where he detailed: “You often assume that the dating partner would be very friendly, but you have to worry about serial killers, as well.”
Lemmon, which is a rare green comet, can be seen with the naked eye on Oct. 21, according to the Royal Astronomical Society, with peak visibility near Halloween. SWAN may be visible using binoculars or a telescope, according to Starwalk, a real-time astronomical app for stargazing.
Comet Lemmon was first discovered on Jan. 3, 2025, by the Mount Lemmon Survey near Tucson, Arizona, and will get closest to the sun on Nov. 8. Comet SWAN was only found on Sept. 11, 2025, as it looped around the sun.
Mysterious comet 31/ATLAS has just done something which looks like 'controlled manoeuvring' according to the scientist who made headlines claiming it could be an alien spacecraft.