Cape Capeeral, Florida – Telescope notes reveal an increasing tail Guilty This is visited by another star.
It was released on Thursday, the photos taken by the Southern Gemini Telescope in Chile at the end of last month are the most detailed so far than the recently discovered comet. They show a wide coma of dust and gas around the ice ball, where it speeds up the sun, and also a tail that has been extended more than it was Previous shots.
These new photos confirm that the comet has become more active because it plows is harmless through our solar system, according to the National Space Foundation, which runs the telescope. It is just a third known object among the stars who ventures our way.
As of Thursday, the comet known as the 3-atlas was 238 million miles (384 million km) than the ground and a growth closer to ever, according to NASA. It will make an approach to it closer to the sun at the end of October, then the closest to Earth pass in December from 167 million miles (269 million km) – beyond the Earth from the sun.
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