{"date":"2025-11-17","explanation":"What has happened to Comet Lemmon's tail? Th e answer is blowing in the wind — the wind from the Sun in this case. This con tinuous outflow of charged particles from the Sun has been quite variable of lat e, as the Sun emits bursts of energy, CMEs, that push out and deflect charged pa rticles emitted by the comet itself. The result is a blue hued ion tail for Come t C\/2025 A6 (Lemmon) that is not only impressively intricate but takes some unu sual turns. This long-duration composite image taken from Alfacar, Spain last mo nth captured this inner Solar System ionic tumult. Comet Lemmon is now fading as it heads out away from the Earth and Sun and back into the outer Solar System." ,"hdurl":"https:\/\/apod.nasa.gov\/apod\/image\/2511\/LemmonTail_Fernandez_3728. jpg","media_type":"image","service_version":"v1","title":"Comet Lemmon's Wanderi ng Tail","url":"https:\/\/apod.nasa.gov\/apod\/image\/2511\/LemmonTail_Fernandez _960.jpg"}
