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by edgarhons
Mon Jan 04, 2010 10:53 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: halley's comet
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Re: Comet Halleys Nucleus: An Orbiting Iceberg (2010 Jan 04)

In the photo there appears to be a spiral in the plume (easily visible if you tilt a laptop away from you). I understand the comet can spin but this looks more like it is rotating around some center of gravity. Is this just a camera effect or is something actually spiraling around in there?