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Credit & Copyright: Uroå Fink
Explanation:
The tree is not in danger.
That's because the comet pictured just above it, Comet
C/2025 A6 (Lemmon), is far in the distance,
well away from the Earth.
Comet Lemmon now continues to brighten as it
arcs through the inner
Solar System,
even though it has passed its nearest to the
Sun --
because it is now approaching the
Earth.
The comet will likely
appear brightest when it is at its closest to the Earth next week,
then closing to about half the
Earth-Sun distance.
Comet Lemmon may then be visible to the unaided eye,
but it is more likely to be imaged by a camera phone -- if you
know where to look.
Comet Lemmon, previously
best visible in the morning,
is now also visible in the evening sky for northern observers:
look above the western horizon just after sunset.
The featured image, centered on an unsuspecting
European beech tree, was taken in
Slovenia about ten days ago.
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