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Does comet tail possible to can seen pointing towards earth?
A comet's tail points away from the sun. Sometimes the dust and gas separate, though, because they are driven by two different effects, radiation pressure and solar wind, respectively. Both point mostly away from the sun, but not always exactly. Photographs of Comet Hale-Bopp show this effect well, for example, the Astronomy Picture of the Day at the link shown. A comet in deepest cold space is generally thought of as a giant dirty snowball with the snow made of water ice, and frozen organic liquids, and the dirt of small rocks and dust which are the debris of explosions and collisions of different bodies in space. It is only when the comet approaches the sun and warms up that surface ice melts and vapourises carrying dust with it and forming a large cloud that we can see clearly. It is at this stage when the effects mentioned above act on the cloud and sweep it behind the comet relative to the sun to form a tail or tails, and because there is no atmospheric air in space the tail always points away from the sun even when the comet is travelling away from it.
What kind of comet is Halley's comet?
A short period comet.
What kind of galaxy is the Comet galaxy?
A comet one stupid.
A comet orbits the sun in what kind of path?
Elliptical paths, just like planets. Typically, but not always, with greater eccentricity.
What kind of comet did Maria Mitchell discover?
Maria Mitchell discovered a telescopic comet
When water flows away from points on earth what kind of tide is experienced?
I would think it would be low tide.
Why do comet look like burning masses of gas?
It is kind of rocky
Who said I always kind of resented being educated It takes away from the self you brought to college?
Who said (I always kind of resented being educated. It takes from the self you brought to college.)
How long is Halley's comet's tail?
Right now, on March 20, 2011? There is none. The frozen core of Halley's Comet is drifting away from the Sun, and is out past the orbit of Neptune and slowing down. In about 10 years, Halley's Comet will reach aphelion (the farthest point in its orbit) and slowly begin to fall back inward. The comet probably won't develop any kind of tail until it gets in about to the orbit of Jupiter; that will be around 2055 or so.
What kind of body in space has a long tail?
A comet - as it gets closer to the sun.
What kind of car does Peyton drive on One Tree Hill?
She drives a 1968 mercury comet. Its a 1963 Mercury Comet, convertable soft top.
Haley's comet is what kind of comet?
No. Comet brightness depends on the actual brightness, but also on the distance from the Sun. In 1986, Halley's Comet was not very bright, because it was far from Earth. The previous appearance in 1910 was distinctly brighter, but still wasn't even the brightest comet of the year; the "Great Daylight Comet of 1910" was visible during the day!
