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The Tails of Comet NEAT (Q4)
Comet NEAT (C/2001 Q4) displayed prominent tails as it approached its closest point to the Sun in May 2004. This image, taken from Happy Jack, Arizona, shows a long blue ion tail. The comet was bright enough to be seen with the unaided eye from dark locations after sunset. Comets develop tails when solar radiation vaporizes their icy surfaces.
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In tropical astrology, 12 MAY 2004 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 12 MAY 2004.