{"id":216282,"date":"2025-10-21T20:51:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T20:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/216282\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T20:51:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T20:51:07","slug":"how-to-see-comet-lemmon-over-scotland-tonight-for-the-last-time-in-1300-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/216282\/","title":{"rendered":"How to see Comet Lemmon over Scotland tonight for the last time in 1300 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-no-modal=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/newspress-collage-s0qltsfw0-1761061695475.jpg\" alt=\"An image collage containing 1 images, Image 1 shows The bright green comet C\/2025 A6 (Lemmon) with a long tail against a dark sky filled with stars\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15476431\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>COMET Lemmon will blaze across the night sky over Scotland tonight.<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019ll be your last chance to see it for 1,300 years.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for Scottish Sun newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Comet Lemmon will blaze across Scotland\u2019s skies tonightCredit: Getty<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re somewhere very dark, you have a chance of seeing the green dot of light with the naked eyeCredit: Getty<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/tech\/15471123\/comet-lemmon-swan-how-to-see-time-date-where\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Comet Lemmon<\/a> (officially C\/2025 A6) was only discovered in January after being detected through a telescope at Arizona\u2019s Mount Lemmon.<\/p>\n<p>It is sweeping past our planet for the first time since the early 8th century.<\/p>\n<p>And if the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/weather\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">weather<\/a> stays dry and the skies are clear then it should easily be bright enough to see with binoculars.<\/p>\n<p>And for the best chances, make sure to head out into the countryside, get away from light pollution, and let your eyes adjust to the dark.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re somewhere very dark, you have a chance of seeing the green dot of light with the naked eye.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll want to look up after sunset, at around 7-8pm, to the northwest tonight, right by the Big Dipper in the Ursa Major constellation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLocate the handle of the Big Dipper and follow the direction it points to the west,\u201d the Saint Louis\u00a0Science\u00a0Centre explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will direct you to the bright star Arcturus in the constellation Bo\u00f6tes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLooking east from Arcturus the\u00a0next\u00a0bright stars you see are Epsilon, Sigma and Rho Bo\u00f6tis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cC\/2025 A6 (Lemmon) will be found just below these stars.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you are viewing in light pollution, try to find a spot where you can use buildings or trees to block some of the lights closest to you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You should be able to see it for the next few weeks, although its magnitude will decline over time.<\/p>\n<p>Lemmon is the second of two comets which have blazed across the skies this week.<\/p>\n<p>Comet SWAN is also a newly discovered comet, officially designated as C\/2025 R2.<\/p>\n<p> It was at its closest to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/earth\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Earth<\/a> last night.<\/p>\n<p>And estimates suggest that it takes as many as 20,000 years for Comet SWAN to orbit the Sun.<\/p>\n<p>It is sweeping past our planet for the first time since the early 8th centuryCredit: AP\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"COMET Lemmon will blaze across the night sky over Scotland tonight. 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