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| Description: The Tail of Comet Ikeya-Seki Named after its codiscoverers in Japan, this comet dominated the predawn skies in late October 1965. The yellow in the tail comes from emission by sodium atoms in the dust that was released by the comet. Although its coma was tiny, its tail spanned over 1 AU Picture Stats: Views: 566 Filesize: 126.93kB Height: 900 Width: 591 Source: https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=18317 |