A collection of H1 A movies from STEREO SSC Featuring Comet Encke Comet McHoltz Comet McNaught.
Showing Comet Encke in April 2007. Note the motions of the comet tail as it is affected by the solar wind. The Sun is to the upper right of the image.
February 2007. Part of the tail of Comet McNaught can be seen at the beginning of the movie. Also visible are the planets Venus and Mercury moving in orbit about the Sun. The curvature of Mercury's orbit is clearly visible. The Sun is off to the right of the movie, and solar activity can be seen at the right edge of the picture.
Showing Comet McHoltz in April 2007. The Sun is off to the right side of the movie, and one can see the solar wind moving outward.
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