Overview
- Experts speaking in Friday’s coverage said the comet C/2025 R3, known as PANSTARRS, can be seen before sunrise across Germany with ordinary binoculars under clear skies.
- Best viewing comes about 90 minutes before sunrise, low over the eastern horizon, and most people will need a star chart or an astronomy app to pinpoint its position.
- Visibility is dropping each day as the comet moves closer to the Sun, with binocular sightings in Germany expected to remain practical only through about April 13.
- The closest approach to Earth comes on April 26 at roughly 75 million kilometers, which is about half the Earth–Sun distance, yet it will be lost in the Sun’s glare from Germany at that time.
- To set expectations, observers should look for a fuzzy star and, in very clear conditions, a faint tail, and they can check the Vereinigung der Sternfreunde website or astronomy apps for up-to-date coordinates.