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Comets actually move quite rapidly in absolute terms, but since they're generally so far away, they appear to change position only very slowly. (Far too slowly to actually see them move; they may take days to move a noticeable amount.)

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How can you tell a meteor from a comment in the night sky?

Meteors hit the Earth's atmosphere and burn up in a second or two. They streak across the night sky and are gone. Comets are farther away, and move only slowly, night by night, across the sky.


How do comets move?

Comets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun due to the gravitational pull of the Sun. They can appear to move slowly across the sky as they approach the Sun, and then speed up as they swing around it. The long tails of comets point away from the Sun due to the solar wind pushing their dust and gas particles.


Are most comets seen before sunset or sunrise?

Most comets can be seen before sunrise because they are visible in the early morning sky when the sky is still dark. This is because they are most visible against the darker sky background. Additionally, comets that are visible in the nighttime sky are also best seen in the few hours before sunrise, when the sky is darkest.


Why do some people make wishes while comets shoot through the sky?

People make wishes on many things because there is a superstition that those things make the wishes come true. Comets visible in the sky are among them. Also they fu_ck them. Ass_hole!!


Most comets are found before the sunrise or the sunset?

Comets are typically observed before sunrise or after sunset when the sky is dark enough to see their faint tails against the backdrop of space. This is because comets are most visible at these times when they are illuminated by the sun but not obscured by the brightness of daylight.

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How quickly to comets cross your skies?

Comets can actually be visible in the sky for up to a few hours, depending on how close they actually get to Earth.


Where do comets com from?

the sky


How can you tell a meteor from a comment in the night sky?

Meteors hit the Earth's atmosphere and burn up in a second or two. They streak across the night sky and are gone. Comets are farther away, and move only slowly, night by night, across the sky.


What is the possessive noun for comets?

The singular form is comet, the plural form is comets, the possessive plural is comets'. Example: The comets' paths will not cross.


What is the balls of ice in the sky with tails?

Comets


What are comets usually doing?

Flying in the sky.


How do comets move?

Comets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun due to the gravitational pull of the Sun. They can appear to move slowly across the sky as they approach the Sun, and then speed up as they swing around it. The long tails of comets point away from the Sun due to the solar wind pushing their dust and gas particles.


Why can't you see comets in the night sky all of the time?

Because there aren't always comets!


Are most comets seen before sunset or sunrise?

Most comets can be seen before sunrise because they are visible in the early morning sky when the sky is still dark. This is because they are most visible against the darker sky background. Additionally, comets that are visible in the nighttime sky are also best seen in the few hours before sunrise, when the sky is darkest.


What are the beliefs of comets when they appear on the sky?

bad luck


Does Uranus have comets?

No. Planets do not have comets. They are not related to planets. They are just objects flying through space that we can see in the sky.


What are the icy objects that light up the light sky?

comets.