A billowing tail

Allen Hwang from Deming, New Mexico Before slipping into the morning twilight, Comet PanSTARRS put on a show April 18 as its ion tail took on a smoky, billowing appearance, likely due to a passing solar storm. The imager captured 7.5 minutes of exposure with an 11-inch RASA scope. The post A billowing tail appeared first on Astronomy Magazine .