... Comets are well known for their blazing tails, due to ionization of their gases by the Sun. ... Either an asteroid or comet could manifest a blazing tail on their entry into Earth's atmosphere. ...
... Back to Thread Topics . Posted by Jason Oliphant on August 5, 2004 02:30:52 UTC . Comet 2003/K4, is pretty nice. ... a recent view of it this week (5" 25mm eyepeice) under rare dark clear skies, it is large with a bright core. no hint of a tail ...
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