[Truth666]

Can someone explain why the comet is now twice as bigger as yesterday ?

[HighWheeler]

The nucleus of the comet is actually getting smaller by the minute, and continues to get smaller as the gas and dust of the comet evaporate or sublimate from the body. The rays of Sol impacting the comet produce the energy to release the gas and dust, so as the comet gets closer to Sol, the energy absorbed increases, thus increasing the rate of gas a dust emission. This cloud of dust and gas is called the coma.

We cannot see the nucleus behind the coma, so what you see getting bigger is the cloud, or coma, of the comet as the rate of evaporation and sublimation are increasing.

Comets technically have two tails, an ion tail and a dust tail. The ion tail is sometimes to faint to see.

[Orlando]

Here's a story from Australia (18 Apr 04) it states that the comet is estimated to be 10,000 KM , which is @ 6,213.7 miles in diameter.

"It's Bill Bradfield and the comet"

http://news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,9311907%255E2682,00.html


Distance from Sun at 0.169 AU:


http://cometography.com/lcomets/2004f4.html


Hope this helps ?
Within 24-48 hours we will get a better idea/inform into direction of travel ? C-Y

[Orlando]

Here's a story from Australia (18 Apr 04) it states that the comet is estimated to be 10,000 KM , which is @ 6,213.7 miles in diameter.

"It's Bill Bradfield and the comet"

http://news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,9311907%255E2682,00.html


Distance from Sun at 0.169 AU:


http://cometogaphy.com/lcomets/2004f4.html


Hope this helps ?
Within 24-48 hours we will get a better idea/inform into direction of travel ? C-Y

[null and void]

Can someone explain why the comet is now twice as bigger as yesterday ?

It grewer?