Comets & Meteors

All the images were taken in Guernsey, unless otherwise stated, and are © 1992-2026. Please contact us to obtain permission to reproduce.

Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon

Early morning 2nd October 2025, taken from the Vale.
By Elaine Mahy.

Comet Hale-Bopp

1997 March 28 Tri-colour CCD image.
By Daniel Cave.

Comet Hale-Bopp

1997 March 28.
By Daniel Cave.

Comet Hale-Bopp

  1. By Daniel Cave.

Comet Hale-Bopp

1997 Tri-colour CCD image.
By Daniel Cave.

Comet Hale-Bopp

  1. By David Le Conte.

Comet Hale-Bopp

and La Longue Rocque Guernsey 1997.
By David Le Conte.

Nucleus of Comet Hale Bopp

1997 CCD image.
By Daniel Cave.

Comet Holmes

2007 October 30.
By David Le Conte.

Comet Hartley

2010 October 10.
By David Le Conte.

Comet ISON (C/2012 S1)

(in the glare of the Airport lights) 2013 November 13.
By David Le Conte.

Comet Lovejoy (C2013 R1)

2013 December 09.
By David Le Conte.

Comet Lovejoy (C2014 Q2)

2015 January 18.
By Chris McKane.

Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)

Taken with a Canon 5D MK4, 200mm lens, at f/2.8 and ISO 400. 20 exposures at 150 seconds. Taken on L'Ancresse Common on 16th July 2020.

Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)

Rousse at 200mm F2.8 through a DSLR on a tracking mount.
By Matt Skillet.

Draconid Meteor

2011 October 08.
By David Le Conte.

Three Perseid Meteors

2013 August 12.
By David Le Conte.