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It is the trails they make.
With comets it is the trail made by outgassing as the comet approaches and recedes from the sun. Meteors are heated by friction when they enter the atmosphere and leave a trail this way.
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Astronomy about you?
Astronomy is about looking at the night skies to see stars, planets, meteors, comets and other phenomenons. It is not to be confused with astrology which is about trying to predict your future, such as can be seen in newspapers.
Where do meteors happen the most?
Meteors can be seen from anywhere where it's dark. That means the observer has to be on the half of Earth that is turned away from the Sun. More meteors are usually seen after midnight because then the observer is on the 'front' part of the Earth as it travels through space.
When were comets seen?
Comets were seen shooting from the firery pit known as your mother's vagina.
Where can we find meteor and comet?
You will find comets in space. They can be seen periodically as they make their orbits around the Sun, usually at very long distances from it. Meteors you will see as bits of space debris goes through the Earth's atmosphere.
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comets seen"
Where to meteors happen?
Meteors are seen in the sky when huge space junk enter the atmosphere and burn up.
How does a comet different from a meteor?
They are different by size and composition. Comets are generally a massive loose collection of gas and particles that can be seen travelling through the solar system generating a tail as it nears the Sun. Meteors are a much smaller solid objects that are only seen as they burn up entering our atmosphere.
What do you call a piece of stone that enters the earths atmosphere?
Meteors not chlorophyllansw2. Meteors if seen in the sky only, and meteorites if they land.
What do comets seen in your solar system orbit?
sun
Can comets be seen in the morning or at night?
It depends on where the comet is in relation to the earth and sun, but not many comets would be bright enough to be seen before dusk or after early dawn.
Which comets have visited our solar system?
All the comets that have been seen in history were in the solar system and most still are.
Is Halley's comet part of our solar system?
Yes. The solar system is everything that orbits the sun.
