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Photographer:

Mike Olason

Location of Photo:

Tucson, Arizona

Date/Time of photo:

2026 February 14, 1207UT

Equipment:

50mm f/5 Refractor and IMX462 camera

Description:

Comet C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) continues to brighten as it is moving away from the Sun and Earth. On the morning of February 14, the comet was magnitude 12.7 with a greenish coma about 1 arc minute wide. The comet had just risen above the Catalina Mountains in these images and was just below a thick layer of clouds. No comet tail was visible.