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A southern SWAN

Gerald Rhemann, taken from Farm Tivoli, Namibia

Comet C/2025 R2 SWAN was discovered Sept. 11 by by Ukrainian amateur astronomer Vladimir Bezugly in imagery taken by NASA’s SOHO spacecraft. Best positioned for observers in the Southern Hemisphere, the comet is currently hovering at around magnitude 7, just shy of naked-eye visibility. This astrophotographer captured the comet and its tail on Sept. 16 with a 12-inch f/3.6 scope and 28 minutes of LRGB exposure.