UNIVERSE
COMETS
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dust tail
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rabbit tail
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ion tail
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sodium tail
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rock tail
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Detailed explanation-1: -Occasionally a third tail is also detected. This neutral tail consists of neutral sodium atoms thought to be released by dust particles in both the coma and the dust tail. All three tails point away from the Sun, which means that after perihelion, they actually ‘lead’ the comet in its orbit.
Detailed explanation-2: -The main parts of a comet are the nucleus, the coma, and the tail.
Detailed explanation-3: -The ion tail is also called as coma.
Detailed explanation-4: -Tail of comets appears as a Tyndall cone because of the scattering of light by the tiny solid particles that are left behind by the comet in its route. We can define the Tyndall effect as the phenomenon of scattering of particles of light in its path.
Detailed explanation-5: -A comet is a heavenly body with a long glowing tail of light behind it. It is also called ‘tailed star’. Comets also are members of the sun’s family like other heavenly bodies.