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No. The light we see from comets is reflected sunlight. Comets are composed of ice and dust, and do not give off any radiation, visible or otherwise. Because of their high ice content, and the water vapor they trail as they travel toward the sun, they are highly reflective.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoNo. Like all other planetary bodies, comets are visible only when they reflect the light of the Sun. In fact, most comets are too small and dark to be visible at all, except for the clouds of dusty gas that form the coma and the tail of the comet when it is near the Sun.
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∙ 14y agowhen they get close to the inner solar system because the sun heats the comet.
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∙ 14y agonope the sun lights everything
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∙ 11y agoCaused by heat not by reflecting the sun
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What are the icy objects that light up the light sky?
comets.
Do comets emit light?
No. The light you see from a comet is reflected sunlight.
What are Icy objects that light up the night sky?
comets.
Why is Charles messier such an important figure in the history of astronomy?
Charles Messier should not be all that important; the only things he cared about were comets. Messier built his own observatory specially to search for comets, but he kept discovering little fuzzy patches of light in the night sky that were NOT comets. So he made a little list of "Fuzzy things in the sky that aren't comets", and he numbered them so he would recognize them when he found them again. Later we learned that many of the "fuzzy things in the sky that aren't comets" were galaxies, and the Messier Catalog of galaxies and nebulae is one of the primary lists of deep space objects.
Are comets lighter or heavier than moon?
I am pretty sure that comets are lighter than moons but it depends on the comet
Do moons comets and stars shine as a result of reflected light?
Moons and comets appear to shine because of the light they reflect. Stars produce their own light.
Do comets shine as a result of reflected light?
no Bkuz comets arnt used as mirrors. Ignore that. Yes, comets shine due to reflected light because they do not produce their own light, much as our moon reflects light from the sun causing it to shine in the sky.
How do comets shine?
Comets shine because the materials in them (ice, rocks, metals) reflect the light from the sun. Comets do not produce their own light so we, humans, are only seeing reflected sunlight.
What effects does the sun have on comets?
since the comet is made of ice, when it gets nearer to the sun it melts down because of the heat of the sun
Can planets make their own light?
No. Neither do any of their moons, and neither do any comets or asteroids.
Do planets stars and comets shine as a result of reflected light?
Planets and comets shine because of reflected light because they do not produce their own light. Stars are enormous balls of gas that are undergoing fusion which releases a very large amount of energy in the electromagnetic spectrum which includes visible light. So stars shine because they produce their own light and not because they reflect light.
Do comets emit ultraviolet rays?
Comets are made of frozen gases and ice so when they get too close to the sun the gas and ice evaporate. As they orbit around the sun, the comet forms a tail, and the evaporation causes it to burn and give off light. I wouldn't call it "emitting" light though, because I think that to emit light, the object should be creating the light on its own. Comets don't emit light because without the sun they won't burn in the first place.
What type of radiation does a comet emit?
Like the planets, comets emit no visible light of their own-they shine by reflected (or reemitted) sunlight.
Why are comets interesting to astronomers?
by its light
Are commets brighter than stars?
No. Stars generate their own light, and are far more massive than any comet. Comets don't shine at all; they merely reflect the light of the Sun. From our perspective here on Earth, some comets appear to be brighter than stars, but only because the comets are here in THIS solar system, relatively nearby, while stars are many light-years away.
What are the icy objects that light up the light sky?
comets.
Do comets emit light?
No. The light you see from a comet is reflected sunlight.
