Optical illusion gives rare green comet an ‘anti-tail’ that seemingly defies physics | Live Science

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. When you purchase through links ... Read More

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 2nd tail after closest approach to Earth for 80,000 years | Live Science

New photos of comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS appear to show a faint "anti-tail" pointing away in the wrong direction. The puzzling extra limb is the result of a rare illusion that is only possible when ... Read More

Green comet ZTF develops strange "anti-tail" pointing in wrong direction - Newsweek

The anti-tail, however, is a brief anomaly, caused by a strange optical illusion. "A comet is like a dirty snowball," Keith Horne, a professor of astronomy at the University of St. Andrews in ... 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

‘Comet of the century’ seems to develop physics-defying second tail as it zooms past Earth - The Independent

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

Rare illusion gives 'once-in-a-lifetime' comet a seemingly impossible 2nd tail after closest approach to Earth for 80,000 years - 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