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- Sat May 18, 2013 3:43 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Comet PanSTARRS with Anti Tail (2013 May 18)
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Re: APOD: Comet PanSTARRS with Anti Tail (2013 May 18)
Distance versus width of comet: Hello, I also noticed what I thought at first was a math error. 1.7AU should be certainly more than 12 million km: more like 240 million km. However, after looking at your calculation, it becomes obvious that the 12 million km is the width of the comet tail, allowing...