The "Devil Comet" is performing a new trick

Space Weather News for June 3, 2024
https://spaceweather.com
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THE ANTI-TAIL OF COMET 12P: Comet tails are supposed to point *away* from the sun. Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks just grew a tail in the opposite direction. It's an "anti-tail" visible while Earth passes through the comet's orbital plane.

Learn more about this rare astrophoto-op @ Spaceweather.com (https://spaceweather.com) .
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