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11 October 2025

Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) appears in the sky above Molfetta, Italy, on October 11, 2025, around 6:00 AM to the right of the Big Dipper, before dawn. Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon), discovered at the beginning of the year, experiences an unexpected and sudden increase in brightness during the summer, quickly becoming one of the most interesting celestial objects of 2025. It is dubbed the most beautiful comet of autumn.

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1 October 2024

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) rises above the skies of Barcelona, Spain, on a clear night. Discovered in January 2023, this comet originates from the Oort Cloud and is one of the brightest objects as it approaches the Sun. As it moves along its orbit, it leaves behind a long and glowing tail, visible from Earth with telescopes or even with the naked eye in dark skies. Its closest approach to our planet is expected in October 2024.

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1 October 2024

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) rises above the skies of Barcelona, Spain, on a clear night. Discovered in January 2023, this comet originates from the Oort Cloud and is one of the brightest objects as it approaches the Sun. As it moves along its orbit, it leaves behind a long and glowing tail, visible from Earth with telescopes or even with the naked eye in dark skies. Its closest approach to our planet is expected in October 2024.

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1 October 2024

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) rises above the skies of Barcelona, Spain, on a clear night. Discovered in January 2023, this comet originates from the Oort Cloud and is one of the brightest objects as it approaches the Sun. As it moves along its orbit, it leaves behind a long and glowing tail, visible from Earth with telescopes or even with the naked eye in dark skies. Its closest approach to our planet is expected in October 2024.

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1 October 2024

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) rises above the skies of Barcelona, Spain, on a clear night. Discovered in January 2023, this comet originates from the Oort Cloud and is one of the brightest objects as it approaches the Sun. As it moves along its orbit, it leaves behind a long and glowing tail, visible from Earth with telescopes or even with the naked eye in dark skies. Its closest approach to our planet is expected in October 2024.

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1 October 2024

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) rises above the skies of Barcelona, Spain, on a clear night. Discovered in January 2023, this comet originates from the Oort Cloud and is one of the brightest objects as it approaches the Sun. As it moves along its orbit, it leaves behind a long and glowing tail, visible from Earth with telescopes or even with the naked eye in dark skies. Its closest approach to our planet is expected in October 2024.

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1 October 2024

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) rises above the skies of Barcelona, Spain, on a clear night. Discovered in January 2023, this comet originates from the Oort Cloud and is one of the brightest objects as it approaches the Sun. As it moves along its orbit, it leaves behind a long and glowing tail, visible from Earth with telescopes or even with the naked eye in dark skies. Its closest approach to our planet is expected in October 2024.

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1 October 2024

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) rises above the skies of Barcelona, Spain, on a clear night. Discovered in January 2023, this comet originates from the Oort Cloud and is one of the brightest objects as it approaches the Sun. As it moves along its orbit, it leaves behind a long and glowing tail, visible from Earth with telescopes or even with the naked eye in dark skies. Its closest approach to our planet is expected in October 2024.

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22 December 2023

A daylight photo shows the Moon and Jupiter planet in conjunction seen from L’Aquila, Italy, on December 22, 2023. On December 22, 2023, the Moon and Jupiter appear to be very close together in the night sky. The two objects will be about 2.6 degrees apart. The Moon is a waxing crescent, and Jupiter is the brightest object in the sky. The Moon is our nearest neighbor, and Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system.

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3 March 2023

Jupiter and Venus create spectacle view as they appear extremely close, almost touch one another over the Dutch night sky, but they are 600 million km apart. The two planets set to pass each other in what's known as a conjunction phenomenon. Conjunctions between planets happen frequently as the celestial bodies orbit around the sun while at their closest they are expected to be just half a degree apart which is about the diameter of a full moon. After the moon, Jupiter and Venus are currently the brightest objects in the sky illuminating the European skyscape. Eindhoven, the Netherlands on March 2, 2023

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3 March 2023

Jupiter and Venus create spectacle view as they appear extremely close, almost touch one another over the Dutch night sky, but they are 600 million km apart. The two planets set to pass each other in what's known as a conjunction phenomenon. Conjunctions between planets happen frequently as the celestial bodies orbit around the sun while at their closest they are expected to be just half a degree apart which is about the diameter of a full moon. After the moon, Jupiter and Venus are currently the brightest objects in the sky illuminating the European skyscape. Eindhoven, the Netherlands on March 2, 2023

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3 March 2023

Jupiter and Venus create spectacle view as they appear extremely close, almost touch one another over the Dutch night sky, but they are 600 million km apart. The two planets set to pass each other in what's known as a conjunction phenomenon. Conjunctions between planets happen frequently as the celestial bodies orbit around the sun while at their closest they are expected to be just half a degree apart which is about the diameter of a full moon. After the moon, Jupiter and Venus are currently the brightest objects in the sky illuminating the European skyscape. Eindhoven, the Netherlands on March 2, 2023

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3 March 2023

Jupiter and Venus create spectacle view as they appear extremely close, almost touch one another over the Dutch night sky, but they are 600 million km apart. The two planets set to pass each other in what's known as a conjunction phenomenon. Conjunctions between planets happen frequently as the celestial bodies orbit around the sun while at their closest they are expected to be just half a degree apart which is about the diameter of a full moon. After the moon, Jupiter and Venus are currently the brightest objects in the sky illuminating the European skyscape. Eindhoven, the Netherlands on March 2, 2023

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3 March 2023

Jupiter and Venus create spectacle view as they appear extremely close, almost touch one another over the Dutch night sky, but they are 600 million km apart. The two planets set to pass each other in what's known as a conjunction phenomenon. Conjunctions between planets happen frequently as the celestial bodies orbit around the sun while at their closest they are expected to be just half a degree apart which is about the diameter of a full moon. After the moon, Jupiter and Venus are currently the brightest objects in the sky illuminating the European skyscape. Eindhoven, the Netherlands on March 2, 2023

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3 March 2023

Jupiter and Venus create spectacle view as they appear extremely close, almost touch one another over the Dutch night sky, but they are 600 million km apart. The two planets set to pass each other in what's known as a conjunction phenomenon. Conjunctions between planets happen frequently as the celestial bodies orbit around the sun while at their closest they are expected to be just half a degree apart which is about the diameter of a full moon. After the moon, Jupiter and Venus are currently the brightest objects in the sky illuminating the European skyscape. Eindhoven, the Netherlands on March 2, 2023

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3 March 2023

Jupiter and Venus create spectacle view as they appear extremely close, almost touch one another over the Dutch night sky, but they are 600 million km apart. The two planets set to pass each other in what's known as a conjunction phenomenon. Conjunctions between planets happen frequently as the celestial bodies orbit around the sun while at their closest they are expected to be just half a degree apart which is about the diameter of a full moon. After the moon, Jupiter and Venus are currently the brightest objects in the sky illuminating the European skyscape. Eindhoven, the Netherlands on March 2, 2023

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