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Nature Friend Magazine > Articles > Issues > 2026 > 2026, 05 May > Favorite Focus, May 2026

Favorite Focus, May 2026

by Kevin Shank | May 1, 2026 | 2026, 05 May, Astronomy, Comets, Favorite Focus, Moon

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The Moon, taken from Earth at Nature Friend. Photo © Adrian Shank.
Comet PanSTARRS C/2025 R3
Comet PanSTARRS C/2025 R3. Photo © Kevin Shank.
April 8, this comet became faintly visible to the unaided eye. It was low on the eastern horizon shortly before the sun began to brighten the morning sky.
Today, April 10, between the Moon’s light and a town fifteen miles away, I could not see it without photography. In about a week and a half, after its trip around the sun, the comet will be brighter and appear in the evening sky. However, it will remain close to the horizon. Southern Hemisphere observers will have the best views as it travels away from the sun.
Unfortunately, all this will be history when you read this.

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