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Away from the Sun. The tails is caused by the solar wind.
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Which comet tail always points away from the sun?
The ion tail of a comet always points directly away from the sun due to the solar wind pushing charged particles emitted by the comet.
What does solar wind and its effect on a comet?
Solar wind makes a comet's tail always point away from the Sun.
Does a comet's tail always point 180 degrees away from its direction of travel?
Yes, a comet's tail always points away from the sun due to the solar wind. As the comet travels in its orbit, the pressure of the solar wind pushes the gas and dust in the tail away from the sun, creating the iconic tail that points in the opposite direction of the comet's movement.
How does the behavior of a comets dust tail from a comet ion tail?
An ion tail is made of electrically charged particles and a dust tail is made of dust. Also, an ion tail will always point away from the sun because of the solar winds, while a dust tail tends to follow the comet's orbit and doesn't always point away from the sun.
A tail still exists in the direction of the sun when a comet moves away from the sun?
No, a comet's tail always points away from the sun regardless of the comet's direction of movement. This is due to the solar wind pushing gas and dust particles away from the comet's nucleus, creating the tail that always faces away from the sun.
What direction does the tail of a comet point in relation to the sun?
Away from the sunThe Tail of a Comet always points Away from the Sun.
A comet's ion tail always extends?
A comets ion or gas tail always extends away from the sun, as it is effected more by the solar wind from the sun. The dust tail follows the orbit of the comet, streaming behind the comet - where the comet has been.
Why does the tail always point to the sun?
They don't. They point away from the sun as the solar wind sweeps material off the surface of the comet.
What way do comet tales point?
A comet's tail points away from the sun
Comets tail always point toward the sun?
No. Comets tails always point away from the sun. I believe the are a result of the heat and solar winds projected out from the sun which strip material off from the comet as it travels through space.
Why do comet tails point in different directions?
A comet is comprised mostly of ice. The tail of the comet is caused by cosmic winds, from our sun, blasting particles off the comet's surface, the tail does NOT point in the opposite direction of travel, as one might expect, but points directly away from the source of the solar winds. That's why a comets tail, (from our perspective) may be traveling in a certain direction but have it's tail pointing in the SAME direction.
Can you always see a comet's tail?
yes
