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The tail is actually moving away from the comet. The solar wind pushes the dust and ice particles away from the comet as it melts. The ice particles reflects the light from the sun allowing us to see the tail.
In fact, the comet's tail is never behind it. It is always to one side of its direction of travel.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 10y agoIf a comet ever develops a 'tail' at all, it happens during the portion of the
comet's orbit that is closest to the sun. During the relatively short time that
it HAS a 'tail', the tail always points away from the sun ... behind the comet
when it's on the way in, and ahead of the comet after it passes perihelion
and is on the way out again.
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∙ 14y agono, coma is different from the tail. the coma is the bullet like head of the comet while tail is the tail.
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∙ 12y agoThey are quite long,thousands of time longer than their head.
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∙ 13y agothe coma is the fuzzy layer around the comet's head
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∙ 12y agoup your poo chute.
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A comet's ion tail always extends?
A comets ion or gas tail always extends away from the sun, as it is effected more by the solar wind from the sun. The dust tail follows the orbit of the comet, streaming behind the comet - where the comet has been.
Which comet tail always points away from the sun?
All comet tails point away from the Sun.
Does a comet's tail always point 180 degrees away from its direction of travel?
No, the comet's tail always points away from the sun. It has nothing to do with its direction of travel.
Do comet tails face the sun?
No, a comet's tail always faces away from the sun/
Why is a comets tail is in front of the comet?
The comet's "tail" is a stream of dust and vapors that melt and get pushed out of the comet by radiation pressure from the sun. The tail appears only when the comet is relatively near the sun, it's longest when the comet is nearest the sun, and it always points away from the sun, no matter which way the comet is moving.
A comet's ion tail always extends?
A comets ion or gas tail always extends away from the sun, as it is effected more by the solar wind from the sun. The dust tail follows the orbit of the comet, streaming behind the comet - where the comet has been.
Can you always see a comet's tail?
yes
Which comet tail always points away from the sun?
All comet tails point away from the Sun.
Does a comet's tail always point 180 degrees away from its direction of travel?
No, the comet's tail always points away from the sun. It has nothing to do with its direction of travel.
Do comet tails face the sun?
No, a comet's tail always faces away from the sun/
Why is a comets tail is in front of the comet?
The comet's "tail" is a stream of dust and vapors that melt and get pushed out of the comet by radiation pressure from the sun. The tail appears only when the comet is relatively near the sun, it's longest when the comet is nearest the sun, and it always points away from the sun, no matter which way the comet is moving.
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.
What is a comet gas cloud?
comaThe tail. This is comprised of whatever the comet was made of, but is now being burnt off by the sun. ( the tail of a comet always points away from the sun.)
Is the tail of Halley's comet is always opposite to the sun?
A comet's ion (gas) tail always points directly away from the sun. Some comets also have a dust tail (antitail) which may curve slightly away to the side of the ion tail.
What pushes particles in a comets tail?
The pressure of the sun's light shining on the wispy gasses vaporizing from the comet's head push the tail of the comet away from the sun. While it looks like the "tail" of the comet is trailing behind, the tail always points away from the Sun. So after the comet's perihelion (the closest approach to the Sun) the "tail" is actually LEADING the comet!
The main cause why the comet's head always faces the sun?
The tail of a comet always points away from the Sun, no matter which direction the comet is moving. This is because the Sun heats the comet up and blasts away the 'dirty ice' it's composed of, creating a tail that streams away from the Sun.This means that a comet can actually be travelling such that it's tail is ahead of it.
Does a comet tail always face away from the sun?
Yes it does. The tail is formed from the cosmic 'wind' hitting the comet as it comes close to the Sun. Since the cosmic wind is always blowing away from the Sun's surface - the comet's tail will always stream away from the Sun.
