... Visible was a spectacular view of the ion tail of Comet McNaught being swept away from the Sun by the solar wind in filamentary ... The comettail is seen to extend at least seven degrees across the above image , while the central coma is so bright it ...
... also planet Earth, the comet's ion tail is seriously foreshortened by our extreme ... stunning view of the comet's greenish coma and blue tail was recorded on November 4 ...
... Explanation: Comet LINEAR's tail appears to be extending. ... following Comet C/1999 S4 LINEAR and wondering if it will develop an impressive tail ... volatility contributes to Comet LINEAR newly visible two-degree tail, discernable in ...
... Although the head and part of the tails of Comet C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) were visible to the unaided eye, the best views of the ... Visible is a long blue ion tail , a blue coma surrounding the comet's nucleus , and a shorter but brighter sunlight reflecting ...
... Dust forming the anti-tail trails along the comet's orbit as it leaves the inner solar system behind. ... the sunward direction, only apparently contrary to the behavior of comet dust tails pushed outward by the pressure of sunlight ...
... planet Earth's sky, comet Machholz extended its long ion tail with the Pleiades star ... the Pleiades, colors in the comet's ion tail and greenish coma are produced as gas ...
... ACC ) . Explanation: What's happening to Comet Hale-Bopp's blue ion tail? ... The comet's ion tail is fluctuating more rapidly as it passes a region of changing ... the solar wind , which cause Comet Hale-Bopp 's ion tail, act unpredictably here ...