Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
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Comet ZTF (C/2022 E3) - Anti-Tail, Andrew Barton
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Comet ZTF (C/2022 E3) - Anti-Tail

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Comet ZTF (C/2022 E3) - Anti-Tail, Andrew Barton
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Comet ZTF (C/2022 E3) - Anti-Tail

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I captured Comet ZTF (C/2022 E3) the morning of January 22, 2023 and was a little surprised by my resulting image of a comet with two tails. Doing a little research I discovered that the extra tail is called an anti-tail. It is an illusion the happens when the Earth passed through a comet's orbital plane.

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Comet ZTF (C/2022 E3) - Anti-Tail, Andrew Barton