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Keywords: Comet McNaught, comet, movie
![Из чего сделаны хвосты комет?](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2002/08/24/0001179252/hyakutake_24Mar_jm.preview.gif)
26.03.1996
The tail of comet Hyakutake, visible in this recent color image, is composed of dust and gas driven off the icy comet nucleus by the Sun's heat and blown away by the solar wind. Bathed in solar ultraviolet light, the gas molecules break down and are excited, producing a characteristic glow.
![Комета Хиякутаке и дерево](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2002/08/24/0001179266/hyakutake_tree_nj_big.preview.jpg)
10.04.1996
Comet Hyakutake is still visible as it continues its orbit around the Sun. The comet will brighten again in late April and early May. The above fascinating picture was taken with a three minute exposure. In the middle of the exposure, the photographer cleverly set off a flash, momentarily illuminating the foreground tree.
![Прошлое и будущее кометы Хиякутаке](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2002/08/24/0001179251/hyakutake_20Mar_cvo_big.preview.gif)
23.03.1996
The above false-color picture of Comet Hyakutake taken just two days ago shows its rapidly developing tail. The comet now has a substantial coma with a bright center, lending it a dramatic eye-like appearance. This is not Comet Hyakutake's first visit to the inner Solar System.
![К нам летит комета Хиякутаке](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2002/08/24/0001179238/hyakutake_eso_big.preview.gif)
13.03.1996
The reaction of ancient peoples to the appearance of bright comets has toppled empires, de-throned kings, and been taken as a sign of great things to come. Probably some of these comets did not get as bright as Comet Hyakutake ("hyah-koo-tah-kay") will in the next two weeks.
![Периодическая комета Свифта-Туттля](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2003/09/25/0001193381/SwiftTuttle_lo.preview.gif)
19.02.1996
Comet Swift-Tuttle, shown above in false color, is the largest object known to make repeated passes near the Earth. It is also one of the oldest known periodic comets with sightings spanning two millennia.
![Пасущиеся около Солнца кометы-близнецы](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2003/09/09/0001192872/twins_soho.preview.gif)
11.06.1998
This four frame animation (courtesy D. Biesecker) shows two comets arcing toward a fatal fiery encounter with the Sun. These discovery images were recorded by the LASCO instrument on board the space-based SOHO solar observatory on June 1-2.
![Неожиданные рентгеновские лучи от кометы Хиякутаке](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2002/08/24/0001179268/hyakutake_rosat_big.preview.gif)
11.04.1996
The first X-rays ever detected from a comet were discovered from Comet Hyakutake with the ROSAT satellite on March 27th. The discovery is particularly surprising because there was little previous indication that comets emit any significant X-radiation.
![Орбита кометы Хиякутаке](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2002/08/24/0001179235/hyakutake_sep_big.preview.gif)
14.03.1996
Where did Comet Hyakutake come from? The orbits of the Earth and this brightening comet are shown in the above diagram. The blue disk is bounded by the circular orbit of the Earth about the central Sun. The comet's path outlines the green shape.
![Солнце надвигается на комету Хиякутаке](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2002/08/24/0001179281/hyakutake_22Apr_kh.preview.gif)
28.04.1996
Comet Hyakutake is seen here just as the Sun sets on April 22. As April draws to a close, Comet Hyakutake will be visible only just after sunset and will be hard to discern against the brightly lit sky.
![Нить жемчуга](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2006/11/14/0001217794/sl9_hst_big.preview.jpg)
14.08.1999
Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, named after its co-discoverers, was often referred to as the "string of pearls" comet. It is famous for its suggestive appearance as well as its collision with the planet Jupiter!
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