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What changes during the day but always points away from the sun?

A shadow is what changes during the day but always points away from the sun. The position of a shadow shifts as the sun moves across the sky, causing the direction of the shadow to also change throughout the day.


What is made out of gas and dust particles and has a long tail that always points away from the Sun?

A comet is made out of gas and dust particles, with a long tail that always points away from the Sun due to the solar wind interacting with its nucleus as it heats up and releases gas and dust particles.


Why do the tails of comets always face the sun?

Or "face away," maybe? A comet's tail always points away from the Sun, because it is blown that direction by ions streaming out from the Sun (solar winds). So, whenever a comet is moving away from the Sun, its tail will stream ahead of it.


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.


How does a comets appearance change as it approaches the sun?

As a comet approaches the sun, it typically develops a bright coma (cloud of gas and dust) and a tail that points away from the sun due to solar radiation. The heat from the sun causes the ice in the comet to vaporize and release dust particles, creating these features.

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A comets tail points to what?

A comet's tail points away from the Sun. This happens because the solar wind pushes the comet's gas and dust particles away from the Sun, forming a tail that always points in the opposite direction of the Sun.


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.


Part of comet that always points away from the sun?

It's tail


Does a commets tail ever face the sun?

The comet's 'tail' always points 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.


The tail of a comet always points away from the sun because of?

The tail of the comet always points away from the sun because, the comet rotates around the sun, also, it would not be able to face the sun because of the EXCRUCIATING HEAT! I love my family .


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.


The tail of the comet always points away from the sun because of?

Solar wind


What changes during the day but always points away from the sun?

A shadow is what changes during the day but always points away from the sun. The position of a shadow shifts as the sun moves across the sky, causing the direction of the shadow to also change throughout the day.


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.


What direction does a comets tail always points?

Away from the Sun. The tails is caused by the solar wind.


What is made out of gas and dust particles and has a long tail that always points away from the Sun?

A comet is made out of gas and dust particles, with a long tail that always points away from the Sun due to the solar wind interacting with its nucleus as it heats up and releases gas and dust particles.