<\/p>\n Comet<\/a> Lemmon’s tail was formed when heat radiating from the sun<\/a> caused icy materials embedded in its ancient body to transform directly into gas, a process known as sublimation. This diffuse cloud of debris was then blown away by the steady stream of charged particles emanating from our sun known as the solar wind<\/a> \u2014 hence why a comet’s tail is always seen pointing away from the sun.<\/p>\n You may like<\/p>\n Dury worked through haze and high wind to capture a breathtaking shot of the distant night sky visitor using his Sony A7S III camera in concert with a Sigma 135mm F\/1.4 Art lens, as a diffuse pink aurora glowed close to the horizon. “I would say in this instance, the weather was more the challenge,” Dury<\/a> told Space.com. “With anti-cyclonic gloom affecting the weather for the best part of a week or more, there wasn\u2019t much opportunity to photograph the comet from here in the West Country. Taken from higher ground, I was surrounded by haze, mist and fog.”<\/p>\n Top Camera Pick: Nikon Z9<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Andy Hartup)<\/p>\n Looking to photograph Comet Lemmon? Try the Nikon Z9<\/a>, one of the top-performing digital cameras ever made and delicious overkill for astrophotography and landscapes. Get yours today.<\/a><\/p>\n Comet Lemmon has a current magnitude<\/a> of around +4.9, which should make it visible to the naked eye from dark sky locations. The comet is expected to continue to brighten ahead of its close approach to Earth<\/a>, after which it will gradually fade from our skies for over a thousand years. During that time, it will undertake an elliptical tour of the distant solar system<\/a> that will take it well beyond the orbit of the gas giant Neptune<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n Dury’s Comet Lemmon photo shows it streaking across the sky. (Image credit: Josh Dury)<\/p>\n Stargazers hoping to capture an image of Comet Lemmon before it disappears from Earth’s sky should consider picking up a copy of Dury’s book 52 Assignments: Night Photography<\/a>, which gives tips on how to image comets and countless other deep sky targets. Be sure to also check out our finders guide<\/a> detailing where and when to look for Comet Lemmon throughout October.<\/p>\n Editor’s note: If you would like to share your astrophotography with Space.com’s readers, then please send your photo(s), comments, and your name and location to spacephotos@space.com.<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/THCVNxmNPPoKNeQYodyAcT.jpg\")
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