Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) has very quickly become one of the most talked-about stargazing highlights of 2025.
This week, it's been at its best, leading many comet-chasers to remove themselves to dark-sky sites away from light pollution, in the hope of seeing it through their binoculars, telescopes, or even with the naked eye.
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As with all comets, photographs show off the beauty of its fuzzy nucleus and long tail much better than the naked eye can see.
One photographer who really pushed the boat out to capture Comet Lemmon is Osama Fathi, who photographed it from one of Earth's darkest locations
Fathi, who posts many of his images via his Instagram handle @osama.fathi.nsw, captured an image of C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) between the constellations Ursa Major and Boötes from the Fayoum Desert, Egypt.
Also visible in the image is bright star Arcturus.
The image was captured just after sunset at about 19:30 local time.
"The comet’s delicate blue tail rises from the horizon of Egypt’s Fayoum Desert, blending with the fading twilight," Fathi says.
"That night near the silent cliffs of Qatrani Mountain, the air was still except for the soft whisper of desert wind brushing across the sands.
"We had come there with one purpose – to chase the light of a traveler from deep space: comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon). Just after sunset, the comet appeared low on the horizon, suspended between Ursa Major, the Great Bear, and Boötes, the Watcher of the North.
"Its tail shimmered faintly in the Egyptian twilight, a soft, ethereal brushstroke above the ancient desert.
"The location itself feels timeless: Qatrani Mountain is one of Egypt’s richest fossil sites, where the traces of early humans and prehistoric creatures lie beside remnants of Greco-Roman temples.
"We went there specifically that night to photograph two comets, one of them being Lemmon.
"Using three lenses – 24mm, 135mm and250 mm – we captured different perspectives of its passage.
"The image combines 20 stacked exposures (30 seconds each), carefully processed to preserve the natural colour of the sky and the spirit of the desert night.
"It was a night where time seemed to slow — only the wind, the foxes, and the faint light of a comet crossing the heavens."
Capture info
- Equipment: Nikon Z6 modified camera, Nikkor 14–24mm f/2.8 lens
- Ezposure: ISO 1600, 20×30s exposures stacked
- Date and time: 18 October 2025, 19:30 local time
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