D800E images a comet

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Re: D800E images a comet
In reply to inasir1971, 3 months ago

Basically the gases coming off the comet become ionised like a neon sign by the Sun's solar wind:

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/06/09/actually-if-youre-a-comet-it-is-easy-being-green/

I've seent that before in other comets I have imaged.

Greg.

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