... That pressure (together with the pressure of the solar wind) makes comettails point away from the Sun--not only when the comet approaches the Sun and its tail trails behind it, but also after it has passed the Sun and moves away, when the tail stretches ...
... That pressure (together with the pressure of the solar wind) makes comettails point away from the Sun--not only when the comet approaches the Sun and its tail trails behind it, but also after it has passed the Sun and moves away, when the tail stretches ...
... The concept of continuous solar wind developed in 1950's. First, Biermann (1951, 1957) observed comettails as they passed close to the Sun , and explained the observed tail deflection by a continuous flux of protons from the Sun. ...
... motion makes no difference. 22a. The aberration of starlight, comettails etc. 22b Elementary notions about aerodynamics ... Aberration of the solar wind, comettails. 22b Problems of flight near the speed of sound. 24. ...
... As comets approach the Sun they develop enormous tails of luminous material that ... The following view of Comet West shows two distinct tails. ... three small pieces which have broken off the comet and are forming there own tails ...
... motion makes no difference. 22a. The aberration of starlight, comettails etc. 22b Elementary notions about aerodynamics ... Aberration of the solar wind, comettails. 22b Problems of flight near the speed of sound. 24. ...
... Together with magnetometer data, there is good evidence that Giotto passed through the comet's tail-forming region, on the dark side of the nucleus. ...
... for the solar wind came from comettails, whose behavior had been explained by ... and solar wind pressure combine to push comettails away from the sun--sunlight the ...