A hazy green comet, officially named C/2025 A6 (Lemon), was briefly visible on the western horizon of Bengaluru on Saturday evening.

Many people in the city shared photos of the comet on social media, showing its bright green coma and hazy dusty tail, visible for a few minutes before disappearing below the horizon.

One user tweeted, "I'm so happy that I saw a comet in the sky of Bengaluru today," while another wrote, "Saw something in the sky this morning. #बेंगलुरू #नममबेंगलूर."

Comet Lemon was first identified in January 2025 by astronomers at the Mount Lemon Observatory in Arizona, USA. As it approaches the Sun, it gradually brightens and is visible to binoculars in the Northern Hemisphere. However, its brightness fluctuates as jets of gas and dust are ejected from its surface due to

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