A rare comet was photographed passing over a mountain in New Zealand, visible for only a short period before departing for tens of thousands of years.

An Instagram user @galactic_kiwi captured a photo of comet C/2025 R3 PANSTARRS, first spotted in September 2025 by University of Hawaii researcher Yudish Ramanjooloo, flying over New Zealand's Mount Taranaki during a two-week visibility window before the comet departs for up to 170,000 years.