Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) is approaching its perihelion as well as the point at which it will be closest to Earth in early April 2026. On this morning which still has a last quarter Moon low in the southern sky, we see the comet rising about three hours before the Sun within the confines of the great square of Pegasus. This image is a stack of 17 1-second images with a 200 mm lens. The tail is faint but car barely be seen oriented in a 1 o'clock position. Unannotated image
Mouse over the below thumbnail to see a chart of the comet's location among the stars in the Great Square of Peg- asus on the morning of April 10. The comet is shown in green.
The below image was contrast enhanced and cropped/enlarged to highlight the tail a bit more.
