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  Re: Near Earth comet 2nd try [~17KB Jpg]  
From: Alberto
Date: 14 Aug 2000 14:34:49
Message: <39983A25.DDF80999@usb.ve>
Now it looks much better.


Bob Hughes wrote:

> ... As I understand it comets can be quite large objects overall.

  Yes, indeed they can be hundred of times the earth radius.

> ...  At the same time I need to get a curvature for the dust tail too.  

  At the scale of your images I don't think that a curvature would be
noticeable. It also depends on the viewing angle and the vector velocity
of the comet.

Alberto.


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