Ancestors

Toot

Written by (moving) APOD on 2024-10-18 at 07:28

Most of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS

Image Credit & Copyright: Adam Block

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241018.html #APOD

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Descendants

Written by Oliver Schafeld on 2024-10-18 at 08:30

I was gonna ask what that "streak of light pointing in the wrong direction" was. But the image caption mentions an "anti-tail".

https://www.perplexity.ai/search/please-explain-what-an-anti-ta-Qx6FQO9QRC.sH_PYWVQuhA

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_tail

[#]comet #tail #astronomy #TIL

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Written by Kid Mania on 2024-10-18 at 12:44

@APoD

An incredible photo!

And you managed to capture it without all those annoying starlink sats!

🔭 🛰️

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Written by American Frida on 2024-10-18 at 15:09

@APoD This is just gorgeous!

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