Comet R3 PanSTARRS is brightening! Pics and chart here

What’s Happening

Real talk: Comet R3 PanSTARRS is now visible in the morning sky for those with binoculars or a telescope.

See pics and a finder chart here. The post Comet R3 PanSTARRS is brightening! (shocking, we know)

Pics and chart here first appeared on EarthSky.

The Details

Science news, solid photos, sky alerts. EarthSky friend John Ashley d his video of Comet R3 PanSTARRS rising before the sun in Arizona on .

John wrote: Comet PanSTARRS rises beyond the Smithsonians Whipple Observatory. The comet is barely visible to the eye but an easy target with binoculars.

Why This Matters

And its getting brighter each morning. In the timelapse video, you can see the observatory spin, and you can also tell when the quarter moon rises as it colors the atmosphere blue. Comet C/2025 R3 PanSTARRS is now visible in the morning sky just before the sun rises.

Scientists and researchers are watching this development closely.

Key Takeaways

• Youll want binoculars or a telescope to see it.
• Current brightness estimates put it at about magnitude 4.
• Use the finder chart below to help locate the comet in the constellation Pegasus.
• Its inside the asterism of the solid Square of Pegasus.

The Bottom Line

Bottom line: Comet R3 PanSTARRS is now visible in the morning sky for those with binoculars or a telescope. BlueskyFacebookThreadsBufferPosted in Space Kelly Kizer Whitt View Articles About the Author: Kelly Kizer Whitt - EarthSky’s nature and travel vlogger on YouTube - writes and edits some of the most fascinating stories at EarthSky.

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