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A star with a tail is called a comet. Comets are icy bodies in our solar system that release gas and dust as they approach the Sun, creating a glowing tail that points away from the Sun due to solar radiation and solar wind.
people can easily tell because of the tail its the longest tail out of a shooting star and a meteor
Edmond Halley saw a fuzzy star with a tail in 1682 and correctly predicted that it would reappear in 1758. This periodic comet was later named Halley's Comet in his honor.
Thuban is located in the constellation of Draco. It is a star in the tail of the celestial dragon that can be seen in the northern sky. Thuban used to be the pole star around 2700 BC due to the precession of the Earth's axis.
a tail
it looks like a horses tail, obviously.
A comet, shooting star, asteroid meteorite?
Deneb is an Arabic word and it means "tail". That's why Deneb is the brightest star in the tail of Cygnus the Swan. The bright star in the tail of Leo the Lion is Denebola.
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Alioth is a name of Arabic origin meaning "fat tail of a sheep" or "tail of the she-goat." It is also the name of a star in the Big Dipper constellation.
The pressure of the sun's light shining on the wispy gasses vaporizing from the comet's head push the tail of the comet away from the sun. While it looks like the "tail" of the comet is trailing behind, the tail always points away from the Sun. So after the comet's perihelion (the closest approach to the Sun) the "tail" is actually LEADING the comet!
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When its tail is displayed it looks like the lyre musical instrument
It looks like the tail of a Dove.
The north star Polaris is at the tip of the tail in the constellation "Ursa Minor".
There is an animal that looks like a beaver but the tail is more like a rat tail and it is called a Nutria.
Alice in Wonderland (1951)