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Originally Posted by astronobob
Very well executed indeed.
Reminds me of Comet McNaught..
Say what are those other three or four type tails @ 1:30 - 2:00 & 2:30 as the clock face from the nucleus.
Are they an ion tail plus other forms ? ?
Super interesting and great work Joe !
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Hi Bob,
Thanks for your kind comments.
My understanding is that they are other dust tails ejected during the sungrazing perihelion. I believe their formation is due to drag caused by something called the
Poynting - Robertson effect.
You can see the formation of those extra tails in this photo taken near perihelion:-
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid...27002358661288
I have seen them appearing in other photographers images from last night.
kind regards
Joe