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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                 2024 November 27   
       A star-filled sky has two streaks in the foreground. A green and red   
       streak toward the lower left was created by an ablating meteor, while   
      the blue and white streak on the upper right is the coma and tail of a   
         comet. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.   
      
                             The Meteor and the Comet   
            Image Credit & Copyright: Wang Hao; Processing: Song Wentao   
      
      Explanation: How different are these two streaks? The streak on the   
      upper right is Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas showing an impressive dust tail.   
      The comet is a large and dirty iceberg that entered the inner Solar   
      System and is shedding gas and dust as it is warmed by the Sun's light.   
      The streak on the lower left is a meteor showing an impressive   
      evaporation trail. The meteor is a small and cold rock that entered the   
      Earth's atmosphere and is shedding gas and dust as it is warmed by   
      molecular collisions. The meteor was likely once part of a comet or   
      asteroid -- perhaps later composing part of its tail. The meteor was   
      gone in a flash and was only caught by coincidence during a series of   
      exposures documenting the comet's long tail. The featured image was   
      captured just over a month ago from Sichuan Province in China.   
      
                     Gallery: Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS in 2024   
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