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Most comet tails are millions of miles long, for example the Halley's comet, with a tail stretching 50 million kilometers. As well as the Great Comet of 1843, the tail reaching 2 AU in length. (One AU is about 150 000 000km)
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How long is a comets tail?
The tail of a comet may be over 100 million miles long.
Do comets or asteroids have a gas tail?
Comets!
What are celestial comets?
Celestial comets is a more formal name for comets. Comets are objects in space orbiting the Sun with long orbits. They are thought to be made of frozen water. As they near the Sun they produce a long glowing tail trailing behind.
What is the comet part that can be millions of miles long?
The tail of a comet is over a million miles long.
What shapes the comets tail into a shimmering tail?
a ion tail or a dust tail
What travels in long orbits around the sun with a long tail behind it sometimes called dirty snowballs?
Comets...
What three things are comets made of?
Comets are made of mainly 3 parts -dust tail, ion tail and coma
What is a comets tail caused by?
A comets tail is pushed because of the solar wind.
This has a tail when it is near to the sun?
Comets
What did the tail of comet points?
A Comets tail points away from the sun.
What do we see comets as?
From the earth we see comets as shooting stars, because theres a tail to it.
Does solar flares give comets their tail?
No, comets have tails due to solar radiation subliming ices and other volatile substances into a temporary atmosphere that is tail shaped due to the comets velocity.
