A faint green comet, officially designated C/2025 A6 (Lemmon), was briefly visible over Bengaluru’s western horizon on Saturday evening.

Several people from the city shared photos of the comet on social media, showing its bright green coma and faint dust tail, visible for just a few minutes before vanishing below the horizon.

“I’m so glad that I witnessed Comet today in the sky @ #Bengaluru," one user tweeted, while another wrote, “Noticed something in the sky today morning. #Bengaluru #NammaBengaluru."

Comet Lemmon was first identified in January 2025 by astronomers at the Mount Lemmon Observatory in Arizona, US. It has gradually brightened as it moves closer to the Sun and remains visible to observers in the Northern Hemisphere using binoculars. Its brightness, however, fluctuates as

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