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ooli@lemmy.world to [Dormant] moved to !space@mander.xyz@lemmy.world · 9 months ago

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

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

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ooli@lemmy.world to [Dormant] moved to !space@mander.xyz@lemmy.world · 9 months ago
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The phenomenon, known as an anti-tail, is an optical illusion caused by the Earth's position in the comet's orbital plane.
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      71mb

      I’ll imagine it. /s

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        Psssht. That’s not even that bad these days. Go try getting that file on a 14.4 baud connection.

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          I don’t want a lower file size. I’ll take quality any day. I just didn’t want to wait for my poor mobile connection to load it this time.

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      late to the party but that’s effing amazing!

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