Comet C/2025 R2 SWAN is fairly bright, but most of its tail is hidden by the bright, textured background of our Milky Way. The stars are slightly trailed because the stack of images was aligned on the comet.
This image was taken with a 135mm lens. If it's clear tomorrow, I'll use a 200mm.
A finder chart showing the comet's location in the southwest sky as soon as darkness falls. The red wire box shows the coverage of the image.
Comet C/2025 R2 SWAN is bright green, and shows a short tail. Any faint extension of the tail is overwhelmed by the Milky Way background. The Milky Way shows star clouds and dark clouds all over frame with subtle changes in star cloud color in various parts of the frame.