Passing close to a globular cluster in Scutum, compare Comet Tempel 2’s appearance to that of the distant ball of stars. | Published: April 27, 2026 Comet Tempel 2 is settling in for a long summer stay. This month, it's in Scutum the Shield, passing near several deep-sky objects. Credit: Alison Klesman (via TheSkyX) Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full  Sky This Week  column.  April 26: A look at enigmatic Gamma Cas Comet 10P/Tempel, also called Tempel 2, is continuing to brighten in the early-morning sky. Rising around midnight and visible until the sky streaks with dawn, two hours before sunrise on April 27 you’ll find the comet some 35° high in the southeast, near the tail feathers of Aquila the Eagle and not far from globular cluster NGC 6712.  Recently recorded around magnitude 11, Tempel 2 is located just over 4° south of Lambda (λ) Aquilae this morning. The comet is also only 3° from NGC 6712, which lies to Tempel 2’s west.…