Comet Hale-Bopp, shoiwng its separate dust (white) and gas (blue) tails.

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Comet Hale-Bopp, photographed 29 March 1997 from Kingsbridge, Devon. The blue tail is caused by gas given off from the head, or nucleus, of the comet, while the white or yellow tail is dust from the nucleus. Credit Robin Scagell/Galaxy

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Size: 2970px × 4360px
Location: Kingsbridge. Devon, UK
Photo credit: © Robin Scagell/Galaxy / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: astronomy, bopp, comet, dust, gas, hale, nucleus, plasma, space, tail