[HN Gopher] A 19th century family portrait of comets
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       A 19th century family portrait of comets
        
       Author : Hooke
       Score  : 8 points
       Date   : 2023-06-09 17:52 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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       | misstang wrote:
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       | JoeAltmaier wrote:
       | Yes! They always show the tail as diametrically opposed to the
       | sun! As it is of course.
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       | So many careless artists have the comet tail as a sort of
       | dragging-behind thing like rocket exhaust.
        
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