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The Dragon's Tail, a colorful eroded sandstone formation. White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
14125671 - The Dragon's Tail, a colorful eroded sandstone formation. White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
The Dragon's Tail, a colorful eroded sandstone formation. White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
14124303 - The Dragon's Tail, a colorful eroded sandstone formation. White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
First light on the Dragon's Tail in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
14124293 - First light on the Dragon's Tail in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
Casts of the caudal or tail vertebrae of Diplodocus carnegii, a large sauropod, in the USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum in Price, Utah.
14090187 - Casts of the caudal or tail vertebrae of Diplodocus carnegii, a large sauropod, in the USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum in Price, Utah.
Fossilized tail bones of a young camarasaurus in the Quarry Exhibit Hall of Dinosaur National Monument in Utah. This is the most complete sauropod skeleton ever found.
14089083 - Fossilized tail bones of a young camarasaurus in the Quarry Exhibit Hall of Dinosaur National Monument in Utah. This is the most complete sauropod skeleton ever found.
The Dragon's Tail, a colorful eroded sandstone formation. White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
14125393 - The Dragon's Tail, a colorful eroded sandstone formation. White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
First light on the Dragon's Tail in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
14125132 - First light on the Dragon's Tail in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
The Dragon's Tail, a colorful eroded sandstone formation. White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
14124755 - The Dragon's Tail, a colorful eroded sandstone formation. White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
The Dragon's Tail, a colorful eroded sandstone formation. White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
14124323 - The Dragon's Tail, a colorful eroded sandstone formation. White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
The Dragon's Tail, a colorful eroded sandstone formation. White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
14124236 - The Dragon's Tail, a colorful eroded sandstone formation. White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
Tail spike of a Stegosaurus stenops in the Quarry Exhibit Hall of Dinosaur National Monument, Utah.
14089069 - Tail spike of a Stegosaurus stenops in the Quarry Exhibit Hall of Dinosaur National Monument, Utah.
First light on the Dragon's Tail in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
14126146 - First light on the Dragon's Tail in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
First light on the Dragon's Tail in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
14124055 - First light on the Dragon's Tail in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
The Dragon's Tail, a colorful eroded sandstone formation. White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
14123944 - The Dragon's Tail, a colorful eroded sandstone formation. White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
First light on the Dragon's Tail in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
14123341 - First light on the Dragon's Tail in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
The ocellated tail feathers of a male peacock in the Dominican Republic.
14124666 - The ocellated tail feathers of a male peacock in the Dominican Republic.
The Dragon's Tail, a colorful eroded sandstone formation. White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
14124209 - The Dragon's Tail, a colorful eroded sandstone formation. White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
First light on the Dragon's Tail in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
14124049 - First light on the Dragon's Tail in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
The Dragon's Tail, a colorful eroded sandstone formation. White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
14123677 - The Dragon's Tail, a colorful eroded sandstone formation. White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
Bull's tail meat dish served in the Al-Andalus luxury train travelling around Andalusia Spain.
14092075 - Bull's tail meat dish served in the Al-Andalus luxury train travelling around Andalusia Spain.
Tail spike & back plate of a Stegosaurus stenops in the Quarry Exhibit Hall of Dinosaur National Monument, Utah. Also a skull cast of a Dryosaurus altus.
14090487 - Tail spike & back plate of a Stegosaurus stenops in the Quarry Exhibit Hall of Dinosaur National Monument, Utah. Also a skull cast of a Dryosaurus altus.
The Dragon's Tail, a colorful eroded sandstone formation. White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
14123853 - The Dragon's Tail, a colorful eroded sandstone formation. White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
The Dragon's Tail, a colorful eroded sandstone formation. White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
14123484 - The Dragon's Tail, a colorful eroded sandstone formation. White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
Tail spike & back plate of a Stegosaurus stenops in the Quarry Exhibit Hall of Dinosaur National Monument, Utah. Also a skull cast of a Dryosaurus altus.
14092755 - Tail spike & back plate of a Stegosaurus stenops in the Quarry Exhibit Hall of Dinosaur National Monument, Utah. Also a skull cast of a Dryosaurus altus.
Ox tail stew at Hong Kong Clay Pot Restaurant in Chinatown, San Francisco
14129231 - Ox tail stew at Hong Kong Clay Pot Restaurant in Chinatown, San Francisco
First light on the Dragon's Tail in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
14126111 - First light on the Dragon's Tail in the White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
The Dragon's Tail, a colorful eroded sandstone formation. White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
14126064 - The Dragon's Tail, a colorful eroded sandstone formation. White Pocket Recreation Area, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) passing Mars in the constellation of Taurus on the night of Feb 10,2023. Mars appears to be at the tip of a dark lane of interstellar dust in the Taurus Dark Clouds. The comet is showing its whitish dust tail and blue ion tail,as well as its cyan coma from diatomic carbon emission. The star cluster at left is NGC 1746.
13999415 - Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) passing Mars in the constellation of Taurus on the night of Feb 10,2023. Mars appears to be at the tip of a dark lane of interstellar dust in the Taurus Dark Clouds. The comet is showing its whitish dust tail and blue ion tail,as well as its cyan coma from diatomic carbon emission. The star cluster at left is NGC 1746.
The infamous "Green" Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) passing by reddish Mars with both in the constellation of Taurus on the night of Feb 11,2023. The comet was 2° south of Mars this night. Mars was embedded in some of the dark obscuring dust clouds in Taurus,creating the dark patchy appearance to the background sky. The comet's coma glows cyan due to emission from diatomic carbon molecules,a common trait of comets. The dust tail and faint ion tail are just visible.
13998596 - The infamous "Green" Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) passing by reddish Mars with both in the constellation of Taurus on the night of Feb 11,2023. The comet was 2° south of Mars this night. Mars was embedded in some of the dark obscuring dust clouds in Taurus,creating the dark patchy appearance to the background sky. The comet's coma glows cyan due to emission from diatomic carbon molecules,a common trait of comets. The dust tail and faint ion tail are just visible.
Long tail boats on the Thai Island of Koh Phi Phi, Thailand, South-East Asia
13845543 - Long tail boats on the Thai Island of Koh Phi Phi, Thailand, South-East Asia
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) mature adult doe waving it's tail as a warning flag, Buffalo Point, MB, Canada
13820512 - White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) mature adult doe waving it's tail as a warning flag, Buffalo Point, MB, Canada
USA, South Carolina, Charleston. Peacock displaying spring tail feathers.
13811148 - USA, South Carolina, Charleston. Peacock displaying spring tail feathers.
Comet Nishimura (C/2023 P1) captured at dawn on September 7,2023 with the sky brightening with morning twilight colours. The comet was set amid the stars of the Sickle asterism of Leo the Lion,just rising in the east. The comet sports a faint blue ion tail,with the comet seemingly pointed toward the sunrise point; it was moving down and closer to the Sun at this time.
13999146 - Comet Nishimura (C/2023 P1) captured at dawn on September 7,2023 with the sky brightening with morning twilight colours. The comet was set amid the stars of the Sickle asterism of Leo the Lion,just rising in the east. The comet sports a faint blue ion tail,with the comet seemingly pointed toward the sunrise point; it was moving down and closer to the Sun at this time.
All of Scorpius, plus parts of Lupus and Ara regions of the southern Milky Way. This area was directly overhead when I took this at about 4:30 am local time on April 6, 2014 from near Coonabarabran, Australia. The head of Scorpius is at top his tail at bottom though you could turn this image any direction and it would be correct as seen in the sky at this latitude, depending on the time of night. But in portrait mode like this north is at top. Along the Milky Way are numerous nebulas, including the False Comet area, the Cat's Paw area, and the colourful nebulas around Antares at top. The dark
13899353 - All of Scorpius, plus parts of Lupus and Ara regions of the southern Milky Way. This area was directly overhead when I took this at about 4:30 am local time on April 6, 2014 from near Coonabarabran, Australia. The head of Scorpius is at top his tail at bottom though you could turn this image any direction and it would be correct as seen in the sky at this latitude, depending on the time of night. But in portrait mode like this north is at top. Along the Milky Way are numerous nebulas, including the False Comet area, the Cat's Paw area, and the colourful nebulas around Antares at top. The dark
Comet Leonard (C/2021 A1) on the morning of December 10, 2021, with a 200mm telephoto lens for a field of view of 10° x 6.8°. The tail appears to be about 3.5° long here. Taken about 6:30 am MST with the comet as high as it would be, though the sky is already beginning to brighten with the blue of dawn twilight. The distinctive cyan tint of a comet's coma is prominent.
13899261 - Comet Leonard (C/2021 A1) on the morning of December 10, 2021, with a 200mm telephoto lens for a field of view of 10° x 6.8°. The tail appears to be about 3.5° long here. Taken about 6:30 am MST with the comet as high as it would be, though the sky is already beginning to brighten with the blue of dawn twilight. The distinctive cyan tint of a comet's coma is prominent.
Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) in a telephoto lens close-up on July 19, 2020, showing the straight blue ion tail and the curving whitish-yellow dust tail. Even the ion tail was visible in binoculars and traceable out for 12° or so, or two binocular fields. A bit of cyan colour is visible around the head of the comet. The ninth magnitude galaxy NGC 2841 is visible to the right of the comet.
13898314 - Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) in a telephoto lens close-up on July 19, 2020, showing the straight blue ion tail and the curving whitish-yellow dust tail. Even the ion tail was visible in binoculars and traceable out for 12° or so, or two binocular fields. A bit of cyan colour is visible around the head of the comet. The ninth magnitude galaxy NGC 2841 is visible to the right of the comet.
Comet Leonard (C/2021 A1) on the morning of December 10, 2021, with a 135mm telephoto lens for a field of view of 10° x 15°. The tail appears to be about 4° long here. Taken about 5:45 am MST. The distinctive cyan tint of a comet's coma is prominent. The comet was in Serpens at the time.
13898154 - Comet Leonard (C/2021 A1) on the morning of December 10, 2021, with a 135mm telephoto lens for a field of view of 10° x 15°. The tail appears to be about 4° long here. Taken about 5:45 am MST. The distinctive cyan tint of a comet's coma is prominent. The comet was in Serpens at the time.
Long Tail Boat  
13876457 - Long Tail Boat  
Long tail boats moored up on the white sandy beaches of Koh Phi Phi, Thailand, South-East Asia
13847339 - Long tail boats moored up on the white sandy beaches of Koh Phi Phi, Thailand, South-East Asia
Male peacock fanning out his tail feathers
13812588 - Male peacock fanning out his tail feathers
Africa, Uganda, Kibale National Park, Ngogo Chimpanzee Project. A juvenile chimp sits on a branch over a stream, his backside showing the remnants of his white tail tuft from infancy.
13795546 - Africa, Uganda, Kibale National Park, Ngogo Chimpanzee Project. A juvenile chimp sits on a branch over a stream, his backside showing the remnants of his white tail tuft from infancy.
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) on the night of January 22/23,2023 when it was in Draco,with it near the reddish star Edasich (aka Iota Draconis) at top,and the edge-on galaxy NGC 5907 below the comet. To the right of that galaxy is NGC 5866,aka M102. The dust tail of the comet was showing a strong anti-tail spike ahead of the comet's greenish coma,as this was two days before we crossed the plane of the comet's orbit when we would see its dust tail "edge-on." The coma of the comet is strongly cyan or green from glowing diatomic carbon molecules,common for comets. There was little sign of the blue ion ta
13998387 - Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) on the night of January 22/23,2023 when it was in Draco,with it near the reddish star Edasich (aka Iota Draconis) at top,and the edge-on galaxy NGC 5907 below the comet. To the right of that galaxy is NGC 5866,aka M102. The dust tail of the comet was showing a strong anti-tail spike ahead of the comet's greenish coma,as this was two days before we crossed the plane of the comet's orbit when we would see its dust tail "edge-on." The coma of the comet is strongly cyan or green from glowing diatomic carbon molecules,common for comets. There was little sign of the blue ion ta
A close-up of Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) on the night of July 14/15, 2020 with a 135mm telephoto lens, and cropped in somewhat. But the field is about 10° high and the white dust and blue ion tails extend across the frame and beyond it. Some of the banding structure in the dust tail is visible.
13900057 - A close-up of Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) on the night of July 14/15, 2020 with a 135mm telephoto lens, and cropped in somewhat. But the field is about 10° high and the white dust and blue ion tails extend across the frame and beyond it. Some of the banding structure in the dust tail is visible.
Comey Lovejoy, C/2014 Q2, nearest the Pleiades star cluster, Messier 45, on the night of Sunday, January 18, 2015, with its blue ion tail almost passing over the cluster. This is a stack of 6 x 2 minute exposures at f/2.5 with the 135mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600, on the Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer tracker. Taken from City of Rocks State Park, New Mexico, Some haze was passing thru this night but this is a stack of the cleanest frames.
13899504 - Comey Lovejoy, C/2014 Q2, nearest the Pleiades star cluster, Messier 45, on the night of Sunday, January 18, 2015, with its blue ion tail almost passing over the cluster. This is a stack of 6 x 2 minute exposures at f/2.5 with the 135mm lens and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600, on the Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer tracker. Taken from City of Rocks State Park, New Mexico, Some haze was passing thru this night but this is a stack of the cleanest frames.
A selfie observing Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) with binoculars on the dark moonless night of July 14/15, 2020 from Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. A faint aurora colours the sky green and magenta. The faint blue ion tail of the comet is visible in addition to its brighter dust tail. The ground is illuminated by starlight and aurora light only.
13898737 - A selfie observing Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) with binoculars on the dark moonless night of July 14/15, 2020 from Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. A faint aurora colours the sky green and magenta. The faint blue ion tail of the comet is visible in addition to its brighter dust tail. The ground is illuminated by starlight and aurora light only.
A long tail boat moored up at a white sandy beach on Phi Phi Island, Thailand, South East Asia
13845817 - A long tail boat moored up at a white sandy beach on Phi Phi Island, Thailand, South East Asia
There are three species of thresher sharks all characterized by the unmistakably elongated upper lobes of their tail fin. This one, the pelagic thresher shark (Alopias pelagicus), comes to Monad Shoal off Malapascua Island in the Philippines to visit cleaning stations on the reef; Malapascua Island, Philippines
13776248 - There are three species of thresher sharks all characterized by the unmistakably elongated upper lobes of their tail fin. This one, the pelagic thresher shark (Alopias pelagicus), comes to Monad Shoal off Malapascua Island in the Philippines to visit cleaning stations on the reef; Malapascua Island, Philippines
Dog-tail Cactus,Deamia testudo,on a tree trunk in the Mayan ruins of Yaxha in Yaxha-Nakun-Naranjo National Park,Peten,Guatemala.
13999282 - Dog-tail Cactus,Deamia testudo,on a tree trunk in the Mayan ruins of Yaxha in Yaxha-Nakun-Naranjo National Park,Peten,Guatemala.
A telescopic closeup of Comet Lovejoy (C/2014 Q2) on January 17, 2015, showing structure in the ion gas tail, in the form of streamers and discontinuities in the tail.
13899867 - A telescopic closeup of Comet Lovejoy (C/2014 Q2) on January 17, 2015, showing structure in the ion gas tail, in the form of streamers and discontinuities in the tail.
Comet Lovejoy, C/2014 Q2 amid the clusters, nebulas and dark dust clouds of Taurus and Perseus, on Friday, January 16, 2016. Its long blue ion tail stretches back at least 15°, almost to the open cluster NGC 1647 on Taurus at the left edge. At centre is the Pleiades star cluster, M45; at top right is the red California Nebula, NGC 1499, in Perseus, while the field is filled with the dark dusty lanes of the Taurus Dark Clouds. At left is the red giant star Aldebaran amid the V-shaped Hyades star cluster.
13899076 - Comet Lovejoy, C/2014 Q2 amid the clusters, nebulas and dark dust clouds of Taurus and Perseus, on Friday, January 16, 2016. Its long blue ion tail stretches back at least 15°, almost to the open cluster NGC 1647 on Taurus at the left edge. At centre is the Pleiades star cluster, M45; at top right is the red California Nebula, NGC 1499, in Perseus, while the field is filled with the dark dusty lanes of the Taurus Dark Clouds. At left is the red giant star Aldebaran amid the V-shaped Hyades star cluster.
A telescopic closeup of Comet Lovejoy (C/2014 Q2) on January 19, 2015. I shot this from near Silver City, New Mexico, using a TMB 92mm apo refractor at f/4.4 and using a Canon 6D at ISO 1600 for a stack of 4 x 5 minute exposures. The ion tail is primarily from a single exposure to minimize blurring from the comet’s motion relative to the stars. The rest of the image is from the stacked combination to minimize noise.
13898512 - A telescopic closeup of Comet Lovejoy (C/2014 Q2) on January 19, 2015. I shot this from near Silver City, New Mexico, using a TMB 92mm apo refractor at f/4.4 and using a Canon 6D at ISO 1600 for a stack of 4 x 5 minute exposures. The ion tail is primarily from a single exposure to minimize blurring from the comet’s motion relative to the stars. The rest of the image is from the stacked combination to minimize noise.
This is Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) over the Horseshoe Canyon formation near Drumheller, Alberta on the night iof July 10-11, 2020, taken about 2 a.m. MDT with the comet just past lower culmination with it circumpolar at this time. Warm light from the rising waning gibbous Moon provides the illumination. The comet’s faint blue ion tail is just barely visible even in the moonlit sky and low altitude. The glow of summer perpetual twilight at latitude 51.5° N still colours the northern horizon despite this being close to the middle of the night.
13897910 - This is Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) over the Horseshoe Canyon formation near Drumheller, Alberta on the night iof July 10-11, 2020, taken about 2 a.m. MDT with the comet just past lower culmination with it circumpolar at this time. Warm light from the rising waning gibbous Moon provides the illumination. The comet’s faint blue ion tail is just barely visible even in the moonlit sky and low altitude. The glow of summer perpetual twilight at latitude 51.5° N still colours the northern horizon despite this being close to the middle of the night.
Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) over the still waters this night of Crawling Lake in southern Alberta. The Big Dipper is at top. Even in this short exposure, the two tails — dust and ion — are visible. This was July 20, 2020. The blue ion tail is extending up into the Bowl of the Big Dipper, for some 20° in length. Very impressive!
13897728 - Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) over the still waters this night of Crawling Lake in southern Alberta. The Big Dipper is at top. Even in this short exposure, the two tails — dust and ion — are visible. This was July 20, 2020. The blue ion tail is extending up into the Bowl of the Big Dipper, for some 20° in length. Very impressive!
Peacock tail feathers are pigmented brown, but their microscopic structure makes them also reflect blue, turquoise, and green light, and they are often iridescent.
13844235 - Peacock tail feathers are pigmented brown, but their microscopic structure makes them also reflect blue, turquoise, and green light, and they are often iridescent.
A male AMERICAN KESTREL (Falco sparverius) displaying its colors in a slow tail stretch, Southern Ontario, Canada.
13820444 - A male AMERICAN KESTREL (Falco sparverius) displaying its colors in a slow tail stretch, Southern Ontario, Canada.
Tail of Scorpius with False Comet area (NGC 6231 and IC 4628) and Ara )with NGC 6188 nebulosity), taken from Atacama Lodge, Chile, March 2010, with Canon 5D MkII (modified) and Canon L-series 135mm lens at f/2.8 for stack of 5 x 4 minute exposures at ISO 800. Focus a tad soft.
13899193 - Tail of Scorpius with False Comet area (NGC 6231 and IC 4628) and Ara )with NGC 6188 nebulosity), taken from Atacama Lodge, Chile, March 2010, with Canon 5D MkII (modified) and Canon L-series 135mm lens at f/2.8 for stack of 5 x 4 minute exposures at ISO 800. Focus a tad soft.
The tail of Scorpius, photographed with it high in the sky from Australia. The frame is oriented with the Milky Way running horizontally and the hook of the tail vertically.
13898580 - The tail of Scorpius, photographed with it high in the sky from Australia. The frame is oriented with the Milky Way running horizontally and the hook of the tail vertically.
Comet 2022 E3 (ZTF) at top,as the green fuzzy star above the semi-circle of stars marking the constellation of Corona Borealis,the Northern Crown. The comet was approaching the Sun and Earth at this time (January 3,2023) and was brightening,but even here was visible in binoculars and sporting a short dust tail and cyan-colored coma. ZTF = Zwicky Transient Facility,the telescope used to discover the comet in early 2022.
13999047 - Comet 2022 E3 (ZTF) at top,as the green fuzzy star above the semi-circle of stars marking the constellation of Corona Borealis,the Northern Crown. The comet was approaching the Sun and Earth at this time (January 3,2023) and was brightening,but even here was visible in binoculars and sporting a short dust tail and cyan-colored coma. ZTF = Zwicky Transient Facility,the telescope used to discover the comet in early 2022.
A scene looking west on January 16, 2015 but with a field stretching up to and beyond the zenith overhead, taking in the Zodiacal Light stretching up to the Pleiades at upper left. Just below the Pleiades is green Comet Lovejoy, with its faint ion tail pointing away from the Sun along the same plane as the Zodiacal Light, as it should. Ion tails always point directly away from the Sun, as they are blown out by the solar wind. Comet Lovejoy was crossing the ecliptic this night, as it heads north in its orbit traveling almost perpendicular to the ecliptic plane.
13899168 - A scene looking west on January 16, 2015 but with a field stretching up to and beyond the zenith overhead, taking in the Zodiacal Light stretching up to the Pleiades at upper left. Just below the Pleiades is green Comet Lovejoy, with its faint ion tail pointing away from the Sun along the same plane as the Zodiacal Light, as it should. Ion tails always point directly away from the Sun, as they are blown out by the solar wind. Comet Lovejoy was crossing the ecliptic this night, as it heads north in its orbit traveling almost perpendicular to the ecliptic plane.
Comet Holmes, 17P, taken Nov 1, 2007 on excellent night. Taken with A&M 105mm apo refractor at f/5 with Borg 0.85x compressor/field flattener on SkyWatcher HEQ5 mount. Canon 20Da camera at ISO400. Composite of 4 min, 2min, 1min, 30sec, 15sec, and 7 sec exposures, each exposure being a stack of 3 to 4 identical exposures. Registered and stacked in Photoshop (HDR mode did not produce usable result, so manually composited with sucessively smaller masks to reveal short exposure content around nucleus. Contrast exaggerated with Curves to bring out very faint tail structure. North up, so tail to the
13898997 - Comet Holmes, 17P, taken Nov 1, 2007 on excellent night. Taken with A&M 105mm apo refractor at f/5 with Borg 0.85x compressor/field flattener on SkyWatcher HEQ5 mount. Canon 20Da camera at ISO400. Composite of 4 min, 2min, 1min, 30sec, 15sec, and 7 sec exposures, each exposure being a stack of 3 to 4 identical exposures. Registered and stacked in Photoshop (HDR mode did not produce usable result, so manually composited with sucessively smaller masks to reveal short exposure content around nucleus. Contrast exaggerated with Curves to bring out very faint tail structure. North up, so tail to the
Railay Beach, Long Tail Boats
13876456 - Railay Beach, Long Tail Boats
Europe, Norway, Svalbard. Humpback whale's tail flukes in dive
13797949 - Europe, Norway, Svalbard. Humpback whale's tail flukes in dive
White-tail Deer Silhouette, Mission Mountains
71412387 - White-tail Deer Silhouette, Mission Mountains
Black-tail Deer Fan, Cascade Wildflowers
71418333 - Black-tail Deer Fan, Cascade Wildflowers
Brazil, Amazon, Manaus, Amazon EcoPark Jungle Lodge. Common woolly monkey using its tail to hold onto tree trunk.
71417944 - Brazil, Amazon, Manaus, Amazon EcoPark Jungle Lodge. Common woolly monkey using its tail to hold onto tree trunk.
Red-tail Hawk
71417859 - Red-tail Hawk
Humpback whale tail
71411229 - Humpback whale tail
Tail of a Gray Whale
71418335 - Tail of a Gray Whale
Brazil, Amazon, Manaus, Amazon EcoPark Jungle Lodge. Common woolly monkey hanging from the trees using its prehensile tail.
71417946 - Brazil, Amazon, Manaus, Amazon EcoPark Jungle Lodge. Common woolly monkey hanging from the trees using its prehensile tail.
Madagascar, Berenty, Berenty Reserve. Ring-tail lemur eating leaves from a Alluaudia procera tree, being careful of the sharp spines.
71407816 - Madagascar, Berenty, Berenty Reserve. Ring-tail lemur eating leaves from a Alluaudia procera tree, being careful of the sharp spines.
Brazil, Amazon, Manaus, Amazon EcoPark Jungle Lodge. Common woolly monkey hanging from the trees using its prehensile tail.
71417943 - Brazil, Amazon, Manaus, Amazon EcoPark Jungle Lodge. Common woolly monkey hanging from the trees using its prehensile tail.
Canada, British Columbia, Inside Passage.humpback whale tail
71411969 - Canada, British Columbia, Inside Passage.humpback whale tail
Madagascar, Berenty, Berenty Reserve. Ring-tail lemur eating leaves from a Alluaudia procera tree, being careful of the sharp spines.
71417513 - Madagascar, Berenty, Berenty Reserve. Ring-tail lemur eating leaves from a Alluaudia procera tree, being careful of the sharp spines.
Gray Mare's Tail, waterfall, steep footpath with stone steps, Moffat Dale, A708, Borders, Scotland, UK
71373013 - Gray Mare's Tail, waterfall, steep footpath with stone steps, Moffat Dale, A708, Borders, Scotland, UK
Tail fluke of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Queensland, Australia
71363125 - Tail fluke of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Queensland, Australia
Male peacock fanning out his tail feathers
71419569 - Male peacock fanning out his tail feathers
Humpback Baleen Whale Tail Chasing Krill blue Charlotte Bay, Antarctica
71419178 - Humpback Baleen Whale Tail Chasing Krill blue Charlotte Bay, Antarctica
Madagascar, Berenty, Berenty Reserve. Ring-tail lemur eating leaves from a Alluaudia procera tree, being careful of the sharp spines.
71419085 - Madagascar, Berenty, Berenty Reserve. Ring-tail lemur eating leaves from a Alluaudia procera tree, being careful of the sharp spines.
A Pacific Tree tadpole which has sprouted legs and arms, but still has a tail. In an aquarium.
71419629 - A Pacific Tree tadpole which has sprouted legs and arms, but still has a tail. In an aquarium.
Male Peacock with fanned out tail, Middleton Place Plantation, South Carolina
71419572 - Male Peacock with fanned out tail, Middleton Place Plantation, South Carolina
India, Madhya Pradesh, Kanha National Park. A langur resting in the trees showing its long, graceful tail it uses for balance.
71419200 - India, Madhya Pradesh, Kanha National Park. A langur resting in the trees showing its long, graceful tail it uses for balance.
Tail fluke of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae),  Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia
71363128 - Tail fluke of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia
France, Haut Rhin, Colmar, Rue des Marchands, Koifhus or old customs, roof, windows, glazed tiles said beaver tail\n
13935130 - France, Haut Rhin, Colmar, Rue des Marchands, Koifhus or old customs, roof, windows, glazed tiles said beaver tail\n
Male peacock fanning out his tail feathers
71419568 - Male peacock fanning out his tail feathers
Agave Attenuata, native to Mexico, is often known as the lions tail, swans neck or foxtail.
71418751 - Agave Attenuata, native to Mexico, is often known as the lions tail, swans neck or foxtail.
Lizard Tail Wildflowers leading the view to the sunset of Monterey Bay
71415482 - Lizard Tail Wildflowers leading the view to the sunset of Monterey Bay
USA, California. Hiking tail carved through coastal redwood tree.
71415457 - USA, California. Hiking tail carved through coastal redwood tree.
Colourful plate with lobster tail and shrimps in an outdoor restaurant on Cayo Blanco, Cuba
71359702 - Colourful plate with lobster tail and shrimps in an outdoor restaurant on Cayo Blanco, Cuba
A massive tornado super-cell with mammatus, arcus, tail cloud, and wall cloud, illuminated at sunset with pink and blue colours
71358245 - A massive tornado super-cell with mammatus, arcus, tail cloud, and wall cloud, illuminated at sunset with pink and blue colours
Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), tail throw in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, California, United States of America, North America
13708675 - Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), tail throw in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, California, United States of America, North America
Fluke of an adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), throwing its tail in Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary,, California, United States of America, North America
13901488 - Fluke of an adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), throwing its tail in Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary,, California, United States of America, North America
Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), tail throw in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, California, United States of America, North America
13708674 - Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), tail throw in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, California, United States of America, North America
Bantham Sand beach and Long Stone from Bigbury-on-Sea with Bolt Tail in distance, Bigbury-on-Sea, South Hams, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe
71406767 - Bantham Sand beach and Long Stone from Bigbury-on-Sea with Bolt Tail in distance, Bigbury-on-Sea, South Hams, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe
A male leopard, Panthera pardus, walks along a two track, tail up
71393777 - A male leopard, Panthera pardus, walks along a two track, tail up
Humpback whale's tail, Warm springs, Alaska. Image made under NMFS permit 19703.
71385413 - Humpback whale's tail, Warm springs, Alaska. Image made under NMFS permit 19703.
two humpback whales, one tail one back, Warm Springs, Alaska, Image made under NMFS permit 19703.
71385411 - two humpback whales, one tail one back, Warm Springs, Alaska, Image made under NMFS permit 19703.
Tail lob, Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) lifts its fluke and splashes water, Maui, Hawaii
71384860 - Tail lob, Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) lifts its fluke and splashes water, Maui, Hawaii
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) brrush tail close-up at Yankee Harbor, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
71384766 - Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) brrush tail close-up at Yankee Harbor, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
Thailand, Krabi, Long tail boats at Railay Beach
71404618 - Thailand, Krabi, Long tail boats at Railay Beach
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