At least with the naked eye, yes. Comets can become visible around the time they pass the orbit of Mars, though on its own a comet-sized object would not be visible to the naked eye anyway.
However, it is possible to spot such objects with advanced telescopes.
Comets spend the majority of their time in the far reaches of our solar system, where they are not easily visible from Earth. They only become visible when they enter the inner solar system and are illuminated by the Sun, hence their rare appearances. Additionally, many comets have long orbital periods, further contributing to their infrequent sightings.
Comets
A comet's tail lengthens as it approaches the sun due to greater solar winds. A comets tail always faces away from the sun.
Comets are seen as bright, icy bodies that orbit the Sun. When they get closer to the Sun, they release gas and dust in a glowing coma and often develop a tail that points away from the Sun due to solar wind.
No. This is a frequent source of confusion. If you see a streak in the sky - a quickly moving object - you have probably seen a meteor. A comet will usually be seen in the same place for quite a while.
Comets spend the majority of their time in the far reaches of our solar system, where they are not easily visible from Earth. They only become visible when they enter the inner solar system and are illuminated by the Sun, hence their rare appearances. Additionally, many comets have long orbital periods, further contributing to their infrequent sightings.
Comets
no, only comets develop glowing tails.Fun Fact:some scientists called comets "dirty snowballs"
They are. We generally first see comets as they approach the Sun and become visible; if the comet survives the near approach to the Sun, we can continue to see them as they move away from the Sun. Depending on the comet's orbit as compared to the Earth's, we sometimes can't see the comet very well until after it is already moving away from the Sun. And of course, the first three comets discovered in 2010 were all discovered by satellites watching the Sun - as the comets fell INTO the Sun.
no only comets.
A comet's tail lengthens as it approaches the sun due to greater solar winds. A comets tail always faces away from the sun.
No. The light we see from comets is reflected sunlight. Comets are composed of ice and dust, and do not give off any radiation, visible or otherwise. Because of their high ice content, and the water vapor they trail as they travel toward the sun, they are highly reflective.
Celestial comets is a more formal name for comets. Comets are objects in space orbiting the Sun with long orbits. They are thought to be made of frozen water. As they near the Sun they produce a long glowing tail trailing behind.
Absolutely. You can see comets pretty much anywhere they pass between Venus and Mars, when they are opposite the sun from us. On the day side sunlight obliterates them from view. Hyukatake and Hale-Bopp were two prominent comets within the past twenty years. Beyond Jupiter they are much harder to see, both because there is much less outgassing and because of their relative size. Such comets are typically found only in fairly large telescopes.
Comets are seen as bright, icy bodies that orbit the Sun. When they get closer to the Sun, they release gas and dust in a glowing coma and often develop a tail that points away from the Sun due to solar wind.
comets orbit the sun
That will depend on when you make the trip. There are MANY comets detected each year, although only a few become bright enough to be seen with the naked eye, and very few are bright enough to be seen with the naked eye from bright city lights. We typically detect comets when they are about a year out from the Sun, although a flurry of smaller "Sun-diving" comets were detected only hours before they fell into the Sun in December, 2010.