... COMET McNAUGHT TAIL SEEN FROM IRELAND: Martin McKenna from Maghera reports a sighting of the tail of comet McNaught this evening (22nd) above the western horizon, even though the head is now only visible from the S Hemisphere. ...
... I estimated it at magnitude 4 at 18.50 this evening, with a 2 degree tail, using 30x80 binocs. ... Maghaberry) agreed on the magnitude, but saw only 1.5 dgrees of tail with 10x50s. It can be found for the next day or two by ...
... Comets generally have at least two tails – one consisting of dust that has been pushed away by sunlight and generally stays in the path of the comet’s orbit, and straighter tail resulting from the effects of charged particles from the Sun, known as ions . ...
... They are now believed to be dust from the tails of old comets. Meteorology – the study of the weather – has been carried out in Armagh since 1795. ...
... Comets generally have at least two tails - one consisting of dust that has been pushed away by sunlight and generally stays in the path of the comet's orbit, and straighter tail resulting from the effects of charged particles from the Sun, known as ions . ...