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Photographer:

Mike Olason

Location of Photo:

Tucson, Arizona

Date/Time of photo:

2026 May 11, 0307UT

Equipment:

SeeStar S30 Pro

Description:

On the evening of May 10 at 08:07pm MST Comet C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) and the Orion Nebula were in a fairly bright twilight sky just above the orange twilight glow, several degrees above the horizon. The comet was 2.4 degrees from the background nebula with the comet shining at magnitude 6.1 and the nebula magnitude 4.0. The next image that I submit will show the comet and nebula 11 minutes later in the orange twilight glow just above the horizon.