If you miss comet Lemmon this time around you'll have to wait 1,150 years to see it again.
Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) was discovered in January of this year and will reach its closest approach to Earth on October 21. It is expected to be visible to the naked eye from dark sky locations, especially in the evening after sunset in the Northern Hemisphere by mid-October. The comet will pass perihelion (closest to the Sun) on November 8. And it's green!
I'd love to see it, but unless it's at a particular height and a specific part of the sky, the light pollution around me will kill it. I have seen some comets so I know it's possible, but too often astronomical phenomenon are just washed out. ☹
I always get excited for this stuff but it never seems to work out. I'll definitely try to keep up with this one though and see if any visibility is expected in my area. I'd love to seem some green in the night sky.
@val70The Sky at Night has an occasional broadcast on BBC4 these days. I've given up trying to work out when, but iPlayer is useful in that respect. Keep an eye on that.
oh wow! this is so exciting! idk how but most sky phenomena gets covered by clouds for me like 90% of the time.. 🥹 hopefully this time it will be visible.
