C/2025 R3 Panstarrs
Taken by Lorenzo Comolli on April 18, 2026 @
Saint Barthelemy, Italy
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Date Taken: 2026:04:19 21:55:11
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Extremely exciting comet! After so many years without great comets, this was a pleasure, even if nothing to be compared to my reference "superstars" like Hale-Bopp or Hyakutake.
After weeks of terrible weather, I decided to go all-in on the morning of April 18th. I headed to the Alps at an altitude of nearly 2,000 meters and was lucky enough to experience an exceptionally dark night—far beyond local standards. I recorded an SQM of 21.82, a value almost comparable to the Namibian desert, likely thanks to the fog blanketing the lowlands.
This was captured using a TEC140 at f/7.1 and an ASI6200MM in bin2, with a Blue (B) filter to maximize the visibility of the ion tail. I took 30-second sub-exposures tracked on the stars, stacking a total of 12 frames for a 6-minute total integration.
Photographer's website:
https://comolli.astrosurf.com/
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