The picture was taken on May 26 in Germany, shooting parameters under the photo. The picture shows a dense "tail" behind the "head" of the comet and a dull "anti-tail" in front of it. It consists of large dust particles, which, due to their mass and size, are weakly affected by the solar wind and, as a rule, remain in the plane of the comet's orbit, eventually taking the shape of a disk. Due to the rather low concentration of dust particles, it is almost impossible to see this disk under normal conditions. Therefore, it can be fixed only from the edge, when it is sufficiently bright for observation. This becomes possible in a short time, when the Earth crosses the plane of the comet's orbit. As a result, the disc becomes visible in the form of a small tail directed away from the Sun.
Author: Norbert Mrozek
In the first decade of June, the comet will continue to move along the constellation Bootes. It is visible throughout the night in the near-zenith area of the sky. As support stars for the search for a comet, you can choose xi and pi of Volopas. A good guide will be Alpha Volopas - Arcturus. The glitter of the comet will be about seven and a half star magnitude and will continue to rise above this value. The condensation of the comet DC is about 5.
For the search map and information we thank Feodor Sharov.
