... Following its terrestrial namesake , the Tadpole Galaxy will likely lose its tail as it grows older, the tail's star clusters forming smaller satellites of the large spiral galaxy. ...
... Following its terrestrial namesake , the Tadpole Galaxy will likely lose its tail as it grows older, the tail's star clusters forming smaller satellites of the large spiral galaxy. ...
... Astronomy Picture of the Day . The Broad Tail of PanSTARRS . << Yesterday . 30.03.2013 . Tomorrow >> . ... Its perspective from planet Earth continues to reveal the comet's broad dust tail. ...
... perspective from near the outbound comet's orbital plane enhances the view of the anti-tail and makes it seem to point in the sunward direction, only apparently contrary to the behavior of comet dust tails pushed outward by the pressure of sunlight ...
... Astronomy Picture of the Day . A Star Cluster Through Hale-Bopp's Tail . << Yesterday . 16.04.1997 . Tomorrow >> . ... Many of the stars in this open cluster can be seen through Comet Hale-Bopp 's white dust tail. ...
... Astronomy Picture of the Day . The Magnificent Tail of Comet McNaught . << Yesterday . 6.12.2009 . Tomorrow >> . ... Its spectacular tail spread across the sky and was breathtaking to behold from dark locations for many Southern Hemisphere ...
... Astronomy Picture of the Day . The Magnificent Tail of Comet McNaught . << Yesterday . 22.01.2007 . Tomorrow >> . ... Copyright: Robert H. McNaught Explanation: Comet McNaught, the Great Comet of 2007, has grown a long and filamentary tail ...
... Astronomy Picture of the Day . The Ion Tail of Comet Hyakutake . << Yesterday . 19.03.1996 . Tomorrow >> . ... As Comet Hyakutake gets closer to the Sun during the next month, a dust tail is expected to be visible as well. ...
... Subtle hues in the above image captured last week show the dust tail as slightly yellow as its large grains reflecting sunlight achromatically , while the ion tail shines slightly blue as the carbon monoxide ions reflect blue sunlight more efficiently. ...