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Photographer:

Mike Olason

Location of Photo:

Tucson, Arizona

Date/Time of photo:

2026 April 15, 1130UT

Equipment:

SeeStar S50 and SeeStar S30

Description:

On the morning of April 15 Comet C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) was magnitude 5.1 with a comet coma 10 arc minutes wide and a tail longer than 5 degrees in a separate image. These 2 images were taken with a 50mm f/5 Refractor and a 30mm f/5 Refractor showing the first parts of the tail 2.1 degrees long and 3.4 degrees long respectively. Reports have the tail longer than 10 degrees.