That shadow..

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That shadow..

Marcia — 3/26/2002 2:24:58 PM (archived)

The shadow in this case looks to be mostly devoid of dust... the body of the comet has a tendency to disperse the dust and gas in different directions. It depends on the speed of the comet and rate of dust and outgassing emissions. :)

Cheers,

Marcia

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The nucleus of comet Ikeya-Zhang . . . - D. Spires - 3/25/2002 11:24:46 AM
- Re: I am bummed. I want to see, I want to see. - Dan Apted - 3/26/2002 4:31:16 PM
  - Re: Took over 30 minute to load on mine . . . - D. Spires - 3/26/2002 4:54:43 PM
    - Re: Maybe this will help - SteveS - 3/26/2002 6:11:03 PM
    - Re: I am an internet provider with 9 t1's but I am at home now on a 1.2mb DSL and it is still very slow. Gotta go to work now, I hope it will be finished by the time I get home. (n/t) - Dan Apted - 3/26/2002 6:02:33 PM
    - I couldn't wait. I just clicked on the blank space and a smaller version downloaded real quick. :) n/t (n/t) - Marcia - 3/26/2002 5:11:55 PM
- Re: The nucleus of comet Ikeya-Zhang . . . - Nathan Koren - 3/25/2002 1:35:22 PM
  - That shadow.. - Marcia - 3/26/2002 2:24:58 PM
    - There's definitely a shadow in that one. n/t (n/t) - Marcia - 3/26/2002 2:27:00 PM
      - Re: No shadow at all . . . - D. Spires - 3/26/2002 4:05:50 PM
        
        Sure looks like a shadow to me... - Nathan Koren - 3/26/2002 6:57:21 PM
        
        Re: The peak of the sine . . . - . Spires - 3/26/2002 7:53:30 PM
        
        Re: I left out a word . . . - D. Spires - 3/26/2002 7:55:42 PM
        
        Light and Shadow - Nathan Koren - 3/26/2002 10:20:17 AM
        
        Gah, typos! - Nathan Koren - 3/26/2002 10:24:01 AM
        
        Re: My comparison was nothing more than a weak parallel . . . - D. Spires - 3/26/2002 10:55:48 AM
        
        This is getting silly... :-) - Nathan Koren - 3/26/2002 12:48:18 PM
        
        Re: Just realized something here . . . - D. Spires - 3/27/2002 2:00:23 PM
        
        Re: Just realized something here . . . - Nathan Koren - 3/27/2002 6:48:05 PM
        
        Re: I already agreed -- to a degree . . . - D. Spires - 3/26/2002 1:24:17 PM
        
        Okay, so we agree then! :-) - Nathan Koren - 3/27/2002 6:50:50 PM
        
        Re: To clarify what is so obviously wrong with my post . . . - D. Spires - 3/26/2002 4:12:01 PM
        
        Yes, Dan and great 'V' explanation! n/t (n/t) - Marcia - 3/26/2002 5:00:19 PM

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