Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Minor (UMi)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
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Anti-tail of comet Lovejoy, Pepe Chambó
Anti-tail of comet Lovejoy
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Anti-tail of comet Lovejoy

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Anti-tail of comet Lovejoy, Pepe Chambó
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Anti-tail of comet Lovejoy

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Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) imaged on June 19, 2015 a few days before Earth intersect its orbital plane, in this image it could see the "anti-tail" more brilliant toward northwest formed by heaviest dust particles, while the "normal" dust tail is barely visible very faint with wide and short shaped toward southeast.

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Anti-tail of comet Lovejoy, Pepe Chambó

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