Optical illusion gives rare green comet an 'anti-tail' | Space

C/2022 E3 (ZTF), a comet that has recently made headlines as it flies closer to Earth, briefly developed an ethereal third tail thanks to a weird optical illusion. A rare green comet, which has ... Read More

Rare illusion gives 'once-in-a-lifetime' comet a seemingly impossible ...

Rare illusion gives 'once-in-a-lifetime' comet a seemingly impossible 2nd tail after closest approach to Earth for 80,000 years News By Harry Baker published 15 October 2024 ... Read More

Green Comet ZTF Develops Strange 'Anti-tail' Pointing in Wrong ...

The unusually green-hued comet ZTF, also known as ZTF (C/2022 E3), developed a strange and rare tail yesterday, pointing toward our sun rather than trailing out behind it.. This is known as an ... Read More

The 'Comet of the Century' Just Grew a Rare Anti-Tail - Gizmodo

The front tail, known as an anti-tail, is made up of some of the same stuff, and is something of an optical illusion. As the dust gets knocked off the comet, some of it remains in the parent body ... Read More

Bright Green Comet Dazzles as It Passes Earth on 50,000-Year Journey

My take on the "green comet" — #Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF), on the night of Jan 22/23, 2023, with it showing a strong anti-tail spike. Taken with just 250mm focal length for a field similar to ... Read More

Explosive 'devil comet' grows seemingly impossible 2nd tail after close ...

During this close encounter, astrophotographers spotted a seemingly impossible "anti-tail" coming off the comet thanks to an extremely rare optical illusion. When you purchase through links on our ... Read More

‘Comet of the century’ seems to develop physics-defying second tail ...

The anti-tail was recently also seen in photos of the green comet E3, which had a tail pointed towards the sun instead of away from it. The rare comet using binoculars until 30 October. Read More

Check Out Comet A3's Rare 'Antitail' in Stunning Video From Space

ESA and NASA's SOHO spacecraft capture a video of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) glowing as it raced through space. Read More

See Mercury's giant, comet-like tail in stunning new image as it passes ...

Related: Optical illusion gives rare green comet an 'anti-tail' that defies physics Mercury's tail was photographed using a special filter to enhance its visibility. (Image credit: Dr. Sebastian ... Read More

Rare illusion gives 'once-in-a-lifetime' comet a seemingly ... - MSN

T he "once-in-a-lifetime" comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS looks like it has grown a physics-defying second tail after reaching its closest point to Earth for more than 80,000 years, new photos reveal ... Read More