Comet Lemmon and Comet PanSTARRS (also known as C/2012 F6 and C/2011 L4 respectively) are seen in this image soaring across the skies of the South. Lemmon's ironically lime green coma and slender tail to the left in this frame of a time lapse video from the 12th of February, tracking the motion of this comet compared to other background stars and showing how Lemmon's path has taken it into the same realm as other famous celestial formations, such as the Small Magellanic Cloud and 47 Tuscanae (the globular cluster easily noted on the right side of the image). Within the constellation Microscopium lies PanSTARRS, as it blows through the faint filler formation throughout the video. In the next few months, these comets ought to appear in the skies of the North, where they will appear much more luminous and can be spotted with a pair of binoculars!
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