Photos by Thad V'Soske / Comets - Deep Space

As these icy interlopers are drawn by the Sun's gravity they can become quite the spectacle during their brief visit to the inner solar system. -Thad

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Comet Ikeya-Zhang, with both its blue ion and faint dust tails visible.
Mt. Laguna, California.

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Comet Ikeya-Zhang, the Andromeda Galaxy, and an airplane light trail (with annotations).
Low in the northwest, April 4, 2002. Mt. Laguna, California.
This photo is featured on SpaceWeather.com

Comet Ikeya-Zhang.

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