... This picture of Comet Hyakutake taken the night of March 21/22 in Illinois, USA shows the enormous tail that has already ... Tomorrow's picture: What are CometTails Made Of? . Comet Hyakutake Finder Chart . | Archive | Index | ...
... Credit and Copyright: J. Aasland , Norway . Explanation : Does a comet's dust tail always orbit behind it? ... since Comet Hale-Bopp started back out to the outer Solar System two days ago, we can expect the dramatic dust tail shown above ...
... March 14, 1997 . Comet Hale-Bopp's Developing Tails . Credit: A. Dimai & D. Ghirardo ( Col Druscie Obs. ), AAC . ... The comet's white dust tail has so far shown a more modest extent but appears to be growing significantly. ...
... Early in April, the Moon 's glow will diminish viewing of the comet's tail - except during the lunar eclipse on April 3rd ! ... So far Comet Hyakutake has exceeded most expectations in brightness and length of tail. ...
... comet has now been reported to have substantially increased in activity, surging to naked-eye visibility for dark sites and ... Tomorrow's picture: The Magnificent Tail of Comet McNaught . < | Archive | Index | Search | ...
... Explanation: This looks like a near miss but the greenish coma and tail of Comet Siding Spring (C/2013 A1) are really 2,000 light-years or so away from the stars of open cluster Messier 6 . ...