Cometary observations in light-polluted environments: a case study of interstellar comet 2I/Borisov
Journal: Astrophysics and Space Science
Year: 2025

Abstract Comets and asteroids have long captured human curiosity, and until recently, all documented examples belonged to our Solar System. That changed with the discovery of the first known interstellar object, 1I/2017 U1 (‘Oumuamua), in 2017. Two years later, on August 30, 2019, Gennady Borisov discovered a second interstellar object, 2019 Q4, which was officially designated 2I/Borisov. From its initial images, the object’s diffuse appearance hinted at its cometary nature. To better understand