When the head of Comet McNaught (C/2006 P1),the brightest comet since 1965,dipped below the horizon as viewed from the Northern Hemisphere,the tip of its tail remained visible as a series of synchrones projected against the zodiacal light,a glow caused by sunlight scattering off dust particles lying in the ecliptic plane. This view from the 7,000 foot-level of Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano shows the ray-like synchrones,which are dust particles in a comet's tail perhaps trapped in the sun's magnetic field lines,under moonlight | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / O'Meara, Stephen & Donna |
Taille de l’image : | 3504 px × 2336 px |
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