Observation by Martin Mobberley: Comet 2025 A6 Lemmon in Moonlight

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Martin Mobberley

Observer

Martin Mobberley

Observed

2025 Oct 06 - 12:12

Uploaded

2025 Oct 06 - 13:29

Objects

C/2025 A6

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Constellation

Ursa Major

Field centre

RA: 10^h22^m
Dec: +42°01'
Position angle: +1°01'

Field size

1°07' × 0°56'

Equipment

0.5m f/3 Planewave Delta Rho

Exposure

120 seconds luminance

Location

Utah Desert

Target name

C/2025 A6 Lemmon

Title

Comet 2025 A6 Lemmon in Moonlight

About this image

Comet 2025 A6 from the Utah Desert Remote Ob.
The Full Moon, low down in the west, washed out much of the tail detail.
Third mag mu UMa is causing the glow to the south.

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2025a6_20251006_1212_mpm.jpg (280.2 kB)

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