Days before making its closest approach to Earth for more than 1,000 years, the superbright comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) has been snapped over the Scottish Highlands, appearing to fly through a technicolor swirl of auroras that suddenly exploded into the night sky. Photographer Alan Tough took the spectacular shot in the early hours of Saturday (Oct. 18) from his backyard …
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Superbright ‘Comet Lemmon’ gets its tail temporarily torn to pieces by solar wind
A striking new photo of the superbright “Comet Lemmon” (C/2025 A6) shows the partial remains of its sizeable tail, shortly after the ethereal limb was temporarily torn apart by the sun. The cosmic shredding occurred just a few days before the comet is due to make its closest approach to Earth on Tuesday (Oct. 21). Astrophotographer Petr Horálek captured the …
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