Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Two Tails of Comet Lemmon

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 27, 2025 is “Two Tails of Comet Lemmon,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: Massimo Penna. The original explanation runs about 144 words.

A dark sky shows bright comet with its tails extending diagonally from the lower left. Two tails are visible for the comet -- a long blue tail and a shorter wider white tail. Oddly, a wiggly tan stream appears to be a third tail -- but is a
Credit: Image Credit: Massimo Penna Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“How many bright tails does Comet Lemmon have? Two.”

— APOD editors, October 27, 2025

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
October 27, 2025
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: Massimo Penna
Copyright
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Explanation length
About 144 words

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