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Photographer:

Mike Olason

Location of Photo:

Tucson, Arizona

Date/Time of photo:

2026 March 17, 1215UT

Equipment:

50mm f/5 Refractor and IMX462 camera

Description:

As Comet C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) gets higher in the morning sky before twilight its tail is now becoming visible. The comet has a tail 1/4 degree long at a position angle of 316 degrees from the 4 arc minute wide coma. The comet is now magnitude 9.0 as it continues to brighten as it moves closer to the Sun.