Oct. 5, 2025

2025 October 06 - The Changing Ion Tail of Comet Lemmon

2025 October 06 - The Changing Ion Tail of Comet Lemmon
2025 October 06 - The Changing Ion Tail of Comet Lemmon
NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day
2025 October 06 - The Changing Ion Tail of Comet Lemmon

In today's image, we see five images of Comet Lemmon taken of the period of about a week. Here we can see the distinct changes that occur in the ion tail of a comet.

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