Comet C/2025 Lemmon A6
in the morning sky
9/30/25

 

            
With the Arizona
            monsoon finally drawing to a close, this 7th magnitude comet
            seen early in the morning sky before sunrise is finally starting
            to give us a good showing. While I did look visually and saw
            just a faint round diffuse glow with the 60mm guide scope with
            a 32mm eyepiece in it, the camera saw far more. The teal colored
            head is followed by a broad short yellow dust tail, and finally
            a long blue/white streak from the gas tail.

            
The comet will peak
            in brightness over the next few weeks however it will be getting
            lower nearer to the Sun.

            
September 30 starting
            at 3:30am MST (10:30UT), 8" f/2 RASA, RGB = 59 mins total,
            ZWO ASI2600mc, Payson, Az

            
Select an image size for a larger view:

1400 x 1200
            


Lens:  8 f/2 RASA Schmidt
Camera: ASI2600 MC
Platform:  Ioptron GEM45
Exposure:  59 mins
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  4/10, Transparency 7/10
Outside Temperature:  53F
Processing Tools:  Maxim DL, Photoshop CS2
HOME   GALAXIES     EMISSION NEBS     REFLECTION NEBS   COMETS  
   GLOBULARS     OPEN CLUST     PLANETARIES     LINKS