Did you know that Mercury has a Sodium Trail? This is NOT…
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Did you know that Mercury has a Sodium Trail?
This is NOT a comet, not even a meteor, but the planet Mercury, which can currently be found very close to the Pleiades at dusk. How is the tail formed? The solar wind and micro-meteorites eject sodium atoms from Mercury's surface. This creates a yellow-orange tail of sodium gas that is around 2.5 million kilometers long. This shot was only possible under best viewing conditions and in combination with a special 589nm filter.
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This is NOT a comet, not even a meteor, but the planet Mercury, which can currently be found very close to the Pleiades at dusk. How is the tail formed? The solar wind and micro-meteorites eject sodium atoms from Mercury's surface. This creates a yellow-orange tail of sodium gas that is around 2.5 million kilometers long. This shot was only possible under best viewing conditions and in combination with a special 589nm filter.
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