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The sun ejects solar winds which move much faster than any comet. This causes a stream of material (the tail) to point away from the Sun, irrespective of the direction the comet is travelling. The Sun's radiation may also have an effect. (Source: Wikipedia)Bad definition!
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 9y agoComet tails point away from the sun because of solar wind. The photons from the sun work like wind and blow the tail away from the sun like a wind would blow a flag. These photons sweep the ions from the comet away from the sun.
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∙ 12y agoComets have two tails. One is a dust tail that follows behind the comet, where the comet has physically been. The other tail is an ion tail that is blown away by the solar wind, so is always pointing directly away from the sun.
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∙ 15y agoA comet's tail is a result of the solar wind blowing ice and dust from its surface. Therefore its tail will always be in the opposite direction from the sun, no matter in what direct it is moving.
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∙ 15y agocomet tails, when the observation was made that comet tails pointed away from the sun regardless of what direction it was moving in in relation to the sun. IE the comet is always between the sun and and the tail. Kepler in the early 1600s guessed that those tails were driven by the pressure of sunlight, and his guess still holds true for the many comet tails which consist of dust.
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∙ 14y agoA comet generally has two tails, not one. One tail is due to the comet's dust particles, the other is due to ionized gas from the comet coma.
Dust particles form the first tail. This comet tail generally points back along the comet path (so if the comet is traveling right, the dust tail extends to the left).
Ions (electrically charged particles), which first come from the nucleus as (neutral) gaseous particles, are swept into the second comet tail. Because of the special interaction with the Sun's magnetic field, this tail always points directly away from the Sun.
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∙ 12y agoComets have two tails: the dust tail, which is basically a trail of uncharged dust left behind along the comet's orbit, which doesn't have any particular relation to the Sun, and the ion tail, which always points away from the Sun because of the solar wind.
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∙ 11y agothey do not point away from the sun, they point in the opposite direction that it is travelling - the sun has nothing to do with the direction a comet travels in. Also if a comet's tail was pointing toward the sun the sun's powerful light will cause it to appear faint, LAST EDITED: 9/6/2012 3:12 PM KSA
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∙ 13y agoA comets tail is pushes away from the sun by solar winds .This also means that the tail can be in front or behind the comet
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∙ 13y agobecause of the solar winds
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Which comet tail always points away from the sun?
All comet tails point 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.
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.
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.
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.
Which comet tail always points away from the sun?
All comet tails point 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.
What way do comet tales point?
A comet's tail points 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.
What diretions does the tail of a comet point?
A comet's "tail" points away from the Sun. Moving away from the Sun, that means that the comet is moving "tail-first" through space. This is because the comet's tail is actually just wisps of gas and dust melting out of the "nucleus" or head of the comet. The light of the Sun actually has a pressure, and this solar pressure blows the dusty gas away from the comet itself. It is this dusty gas reflecting the Sun's light that we see.
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.
How does a comets appearance change as it approaches the sun?
The tail of the comet will become larger, and always point away from the sun. As the comet moves towards the sun, the tail is behind it. As it retreats from the sun, the tail is before it.
What does solar wind and its effect on a comet?
Solar wind makes a comet's tail always point away from the Sun.
What does a comet tail always point?
Away from the Sun. The tails is caused by the solar wind.
Do the tails of comets point toward the moon?
Only by accident. A comet's tail will point 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 kind of tail of a comet always points away from the sun?
The dust tail and the gas tail BOTH point away from the Sun (or in the direction of the Solar Wind). As the gas tail is a little less dense, its point is a little more directly away.
