Comet Lovejoy And Zodiacal Light is a photograph by Alan Dyer which was uploaded on April 13th, 2015.
Comet Lovejoy And Zodiacal Light
January 16, 2015 - A scene looking west with a field stretching up to and beyond the zenith overhead, taking in the zodiacal light stretching up to... more
by Alan Dyer
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Comet Lovejoy And Zodiacal Light
Artist
Alan Dyer
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Photograph
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January 16, 2015 - A scene looking west with a field stretching up to and beyond the zenith overhead, taking in the zodiacal light stretching up to the Pleiades at upper left. Just to the right of the Pleiades is green Comet Lovejoy, with its faint ion tail pointing away from the Sun along the same plane as the aodiacal light. Ion tails always point directly away from the Sun, as they are blown out by the solar wind. Comet Lovejoy was crossing the ecliptic this night, as it heads north in its orbit traveling almost perpendicular to the ecliptic plane. Also in the field at centre is a short streak of a meteor, apparently shooting toward the Sun as well.
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April 13th, 2015
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