https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-04-03/two-comets-might-be-visible-with-the-naked-eye-in-april/106523442

Don’t get ya hopes too high but it could be a cometty old April for us.

If the first comet, known as C/2026 A1 MAPS, doesn’t disintegrate this weekend, it may be visible with the naked eye from April 7 for about a fortnight.

The second comet, C/2025 R3 PanSTARRS, will be visible from April 30 onwards, and is much more likely to survive but will be dimmer.

Current SOHO gif showing the MAPS comet approaching the sun

Michael V said:

Current SOHO gif showing the MAPS comet approaching the sun

Looks like MAPS got evaporated to extinction by the sun.

Michael V said:

Michael V said:

Current SOHO gif showing the MAPS comet approaching the sun

Looks like MAPS got evaporated to extinction by the sun.

It was pretty close, I’d be surprised if anything survived that encounter.

Michael V said:

Michael V said:

Current SOHO gif showing the MAPS comet approaching the sun

Looks like MAPS got evaporated to extinction by the sun.

Sun didn’t blink.

You can see the debris on the video.

This not an archive video, so really needs to be watched now.

Just another cloud of meteors now.

A reminder that this is coming up. Perihelion is 19 April.

https://www.space.com/stargazing/how-to-see-once-in-a-lifetime-comet-panstarrs-tonight-before-it-disappears-for-good

“Following its perihelion passage, Comet PanSTARRS will transition from the Northern to the Southern Hemisphere night sky, tracing a path through the constellations of Pisces, Cetus, Eridanus and Orion as it travels away from the sun, never to be seen again in our lifetimes.”